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SUMMARY:Not Today\, PA
DESCRIPTION:This year\, we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Decl
 aration of Independence\, which marked the colonies’ break from Britis
 h rule\, and this year also marks the 250th anniversary of the State o
 f Delaware declaring its independence from Pennsylvania. In this Zoom 
 presentation\, we will examine the early days of the Lower Counties on
  the Delaware under the proprietary governance of William Penn and his
  successors and delve into the conditions that ultimately led them to 
 seek separation and form an independent state. We’ll explore some of t
 he challenges faced by the nascent state as it recovered from the econ
 omic and social tolls of the War of Independence and discuss how “Sepa
 ration Day” came to be celebrated in the City of New Castle as a comme
 moration of the founding of the State of Delaware.\nPresented by Leah 
 Greer
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p data-pm-slice=1 1 []>This year\, we ce
 lebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence\, whi
 ch marked the colonies’ break from British rule\, and this year also m
 arks the 250th anniversary of the State of Delaware declaring its inde
 pendence from Pennsylvania. In this Zoom presentation\, we will examin
 e the early days of the Lower Counties on the Delaware under the propr
 ietary governance of William Penn and his successors and delve into th
 e conditions that ultimately led them to seek separation and form an i
 ndependent state. We’ll explore some of the challenges faced by the na
 scent state as it recovered from the economic and social tolls of the 
 War of Independence and discuss how “Separation Day” came to be celebr
 ated in the City of New Castle as a commemoration of the founding of t
 he State of Delaware.</p>\n<p data-pm-slice=1 1 []>Presented by Leah G
 reer</p>\n
URL:https://archives.delaware.gov/events/not-today-pa-4/?lang=en
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LOCATION:New Castle County Court House Museum\, 211 Delaware St.\, New
  Castle
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