Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Development Dept.
Distributes Pamphlets
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other state agencies. is, in the
opinion of those who previewed it
at recent meeting of The Del
aware Travel Council, one Of the
most attractive and Informative
brochures Of this nature ever made
available for free distribution.
The n1zp is larger than any prs
vious Delaware highway map and
is entirely in color. A large insert
shows, in detail, the highways,
lakes, rivera and ponds, railroads,
parklands and communities of
Northern New Castle County.
Smaller inserts give similar de-
tail for the Cizy Of Wilmington and
the Dover aretL Another small in
sert shows, the position of Della
ware in relation to New York City
and Washington, d. c., and the
principal cities De Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and
West Virginia; approximate dis
tances between these points and
Delaware communities is also
given.
An easy to read alphabetical
listing of Delaware cities, towns
and places, coded to facilitate the
locating af them on the larger
map, also appears as an insert on
the map side of the folder.
The reverse side of the map fold
er contains, in addition to mile
age chart and information on rules
fo~ hfohuow ooRo$x ooofsoxo o@Fo~
ing a wealth of information on the
many attractions of the state;
these sections are well illustrated
with color photographs of historic
sites, recreation areas and other
Delaware scenes.
A section, prepared by Develop
ment Department personnel, offers,
in capsule form, resume of Del
aware's past, review of its pres
ent and look towards it's future.
Illustrating this section. appropri-
ately titled Delaware Yester-
day-Today Tomorrow, are colored |
reproductions, in miniature, of |
Delaware's flag. coat of arms and |
state bird.
Another large panel section, pre-
pared by State Archives, locates |
and offers pertinent information on
some of the many historic places of
the First State. These listings |
are coded in such manner as to
facilitate easy location of the
places on the maps that appear on
the opposite side of the opened |
folder.
A third large panel section To-
Gates and describes Delaware's
parks, fresh and salt water fishing
facilities, wildlife areas, state for
ests and other recreation areas. In
formation is also given as to where /
one may write for additional infor-
nation on Delaware's varied rec
reational facilities.
A panel, that becomes the out
side or cover when the brochure Is
folded for mailing or for easy stor-
age, pictures, in color, the Legisla-
tive Hall and Governor ]. Caleb
Boggs. A message of welcome from
the states chief executive, and
space for inserting of name and
address of proposed recipient
the cover panel
While the new edition of the
Calendar of Events only covers the
irst five months of the current
calendar year, it lists III events,
.he largest number of state activs-
lies ever listed in a publication of
this nature.
David S. Hugg, who compiled
and edited the material appearing
in the new Calendar of Events, has
advised that he received excellent
cooperation from virtually all of
the organizations that sponsor
events that are of general interest
both to- Deia= areans and to visi-
tors to the First State..
Mr.. Hugg has announced that in
formation for second edition,
covering the period June l through
December 81, 1859, is now being
and all Delaware ergani-
cations are being invited to submit
Information concerning events Oc-
curing during this period.
Thousands of maps, Calendar of
Events,s and other literature on
Delaware and its many attractions
are distributed annually by the De-
velopment Department, which
serves as the publicity, informa-
tion and promotion agency of the
state government. Requests for
such materials should be addressed
to Tourism Division, Delaware