A Walking Tour of Georgetown, Delaware (Look Up, America!) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour from walkthetown.com is ready to explore when you are.Each walking tour describes historical and architectural landmarks and provides pictures to help out when those pesky street addresses are missing. Every tour also includes a quick primer on identifying architectural styles seen on American streets.Throughout the Colonial era, Sussex County business was conducted in Lewes. But in 1775 the boundary settlement with Maryland added wide southern and western chunks of land to the County, leaving the people there, accustomed to nearby county seats in Maryland, as much as 40 miles from the coastal seat of government. Two petitions signed by 979 inhabitants of Sussex County were presented to the General Assembly praying that the county seat would be removed from Lewes and be more centrally located.On May 9, 1791, the commissioners met at the house of Abraham Harris and negotiated the purchase of 50 acres from him, buying also 25 acres from Rowland Bevins and one acre from Joshua Pepper. The 76 acres were located in what was locally known as “James Pettijohn’s Old Field.” The land was surveyed by Rhoads Shankland, who divided it into lots which were sold to defray costs associated with the establishment of the town. The most prominent feature of his design was this Public Square, known today as The Circle. The town was eventually laid out in a circle one half mile in all directions from The Circle and it was governed directly by the legislature until the mid 1800s. the Sussex County seat was named Georgetown in honor of George Mitchell, for several sessions Speaker of State Senate and prominent member of commission appointed to lay out the town. The town developed slowly around the Sussex County Courthouse. Government was the main business in Georgetown and brick-making and tanning hides became the first small industries. The Junction and Breakwater Railroad from Harrington to Lewes was built through Town after the Civil War and in 1917 the first 20-mile stretch of the paved du Pont Highway was completed between Georgetown and the Maryland line, further opening up the county seat to travelers. This walking tour will begin in the cultural heart of Sussex County, the Public Square designed by Rhoads Shankland more than 200 years ago, known today as The Circle...