Coming of the Railroad

KC-99: Delaware rail transit began in 1832, when the New Castle & Frenchtown Railroad connected shipping traffic on the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River. In 1836, the General Assembly chartered the Delaware Railroad to build a line from the New Castle & Frenchtown to the state’s southern border. After financial delays, tracks reached here in […]

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The Eagle Has Landed: ILC Dover’s Development of the Apollo Spacesuit

On Saturday, July 5 at 10:30 a.m., the Delaware Public Archives will host a free presentation about the development of the early space suit at International Latex Corporation (ILC) in Delaware. Presentation will be given by Bill Ayrey, quality test laboratory manager and company historian for ILC Dover, and is free and open to the public.

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