Historic Sites and History

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  1. 1 @Yahoonews yahoo.com 35 articles 2+ week ago 11%
  2. 2 Wilmington Starnews starnewsonline.com 26 articles 2+ day ago 8%
  3. 3 Delco Times delcotimes.com 25 articles 2+ mon ago 96%
  4. 4 @Aol aol.com 21 articles 1+ mon ago 19%
  5. 5 Delaware News Journal delawareonline.com 13 articles 2+ mon ago 15%
  6. 6 @Wdel wdel.com 4 articles 5+ mon ago 100%
  7. 7 @Wectnews wect.com 4 articles 5+ mon ago 25%
  8. 8 Wwaytv3 wwaytv3.com 4 articles 5+ mon ago 100%
  9. 9 Wilmington Starnews usatoday.com 3 articles 1+ mon ago 0%
  10. 10 @Wral wral.com 3 articles 2+ mon ago 67% 2
  11. 11 6Abc Philadelphia 6abc.com 2 articles 4+ mon ago 100%
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Latest in Historic Sites and History

Wilmington StarNews
starnewsonline.com > story > news > history > 09/11/2026 > after-sept-11-coast-guard-boat-from-wilmington-nc-deploys-to-nyc > 91227035007

From the archives: Wilmington-based boat takes on 9/11 mission

2+ day, 4+ min ago   (287+ words) A day after terrorist attacks rocked the country, a Wilmington-based ship received its orders to protect the nation's waterways. According to a story in the Sept. 13, 2001, Wilmington Morning Star, the Coast Guard cutter Diligence set out from downtown Wilmington to…...

WBOC TV
wboc.com > news > delaware-public-archives-exhibit-explores-how-railroads-transformed-the-first-state > article_f4df3564-5389-45af-9356-fb63e619c802.html

Delaware Public Archives exhibit explores how railroads transformed the First State

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (188+ words) DOVER, Del. - Delawareans can now take a trip back through the state’s railroad history with a new exhibit at the Delaware Public Archives. Tracks, Towns, and Transformation: How the Railroad Changed Delaware opened Thursday, September 10, marking 194 years since the New…...

Yahoo Life
yahoo.com > lifestyle > articles > slaughter-beach-murderkill-why-does-104522223.html

Slaughter Beach and Murderkill. Why does Delaware have creepy names?

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (612+ words) Would you book a vacation so you could spend a week at Slaughter Beach? Or hope to buy a home near Murderkill River? One might find it strange that Delaware, celebrated for beach tourism, hasn't scared off visitors with its…...

Yahoo News
yahoo.com > news > us > articles > delaware-history-week-aug-23-095219784.html

Delaware history, week of Aug. 23, with prison escape, canal trail

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (550+ words) The Delaware history column features excerpts from The News Journal archives including The Morning News and The Evening Journal. See the archives at delawareonline.com. "Virtually 100 percent of the state has driven over it, but probably less than 1 percent has…...

Popular Mechanics
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A B-52 Accidentally Lost Two Hydrogen Bombs Over North Carolina. One Nearly Detonated. One Is Still Buried.

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1406+ words) The night that dumb luck may have saved America. JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT on January 24, 1961, 18-year-old Billy Reeves came home from his late shift, kicked off his boots, and looked up just in time to see a B-52 falling out of the…...

Yahoo News
yahoo.com > news > us > articles > archives-keeping-downtown-wilmington-hotel-090054844.html

From the archives: Keeping a downtown Wilmington hotel alive

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (355+ words) For more than 40 years, what was called the Hotel Cape Fear was a towering presence in downtown Wilmington. By the 1970s, the hotel was in need of renovations. That's when officials proposed a change. According to a story in the Aug....

AOL.com
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From the archives: Keeping a downtown Wilmington hotel alive - AOL

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (262+ words) For more than 40 years, what was called the Hotel Cape Fear was a towering presence in downtown Wilmington. By the 1970s, the hotel was in need of renovations. That's when officials proposed a change. According to a story in the Aug....

Yahoo News
yahoo.com > news > articles > highest-peaks-tallest-buildings-wilmington-090208499.html

Here are the highest peaks and tallest buildings in the Wilmington area

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (549+ words) While the Cape Fear region is known for its picturesque landscapes, views from tall peaks aren't typically part of that conversation. The average elevation across the southern part of coastal North Carolina is under 50 feet, a steep drop from the…...

AOL.com
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Here are the highest peaks and tallest buildings in the Wilmington area - AOL

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (477+ words) While the Cape Fear region is known for its picturesque landscapes, views from tall peaks aren’t typically part of that conversation. The average elevation across the southern part of coastal North Carolina is under 50 feet, a steep drop from the…...

Wilmington StarNews
usatoday.com > story > entertainment > books > 07/20/2026 > new-book-they-stole-a-city-by-new-yorker-writer-lauren-collins-wilmington-nc > 90683203007

New book connects dots of slavery, 1898 and Wilmington White supremacy

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (102+ words) A book published July 14 on the Wilmington 1898 coup and massacre sees it as "the crime of 128 years and counting."... New book connects dots of slavery, 1898 and Wilmington White supremacy Like most people from Wilmington, Lauren Collins knew next to nothing…...