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Wilmington's Delaware History Center is housed in a renovated, art deco former Woolworth five-and-ten-cent store. |
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Thomas Garret lost his entire fortune in his battle against slavery. He was sued by a Maryland slave owner and fined for aiding a black family in flight. Over his lifetime, Garrett reportedly helped more than 2,000 fugitive slaves move through Delaware. |
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The nation's first scheduled steam railroad began in New Castle, Delaware in 1831. |
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