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New Castle Court House Museum
The New Castle Court House is also Delaware's first capital building and meeting place for the colonial and first state Assembly. The New Castle Court House, located in the heart of the historic City of New Castle, Delaware, is one of the oldest surviving courthouses in the United States. The original 1732 court is built over the remains of the 1660s courthouse, with additions and modifications throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. All jurisdictions of Delaware's courts, and including the federal courts, have met in this building. Significant trials and event took place at the court including the escape of a runaway enslaved family aided by abolitionist and UGRR stationmaster Thomas Garrett. Here Garrett, and fellow UGRR stationmaster, John Hunn, were tried and convicted in Federal court for violation of the Fugitive Slave Acts. Now, as a public museum, visitors learn about Delaware's colonial and early state history, courts and government. Featured are tours, exhibits and educational programs on Delaware's courts and Assembly, UGRR and abolitionist, period furniture, portraits, artifacts, documents, architecture, and archaeology. On display are period portraits, furniture, artifacts, and decorative arts.
Zwaanendael Museum
The Zwaanendael Museum was built in 1931 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the state's first European colony, Swanendael, established by the Dutch in 1631. Modeled after the town hall in Hoorn, the Netherlands, the museum’s exhibits and presentations provide a showcase for Lewes-area maritime, military, and social history. The Zwaanendael Museum is one of eight museums administered by the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs. A journey on the Delaware Bay and River is an experience in American history. Starting with the Delaware Capes, this vibrant waterway leads to major cities and seaports. The dichotomy of safe harbors and dangerous shoals creates a complicated history of trade and travel. Take a breath of salty air and learn about the people who sailed these waters. From horseshoe crabs to shipwrecks, experience the essence of the state of Delaware
Delaware Archaeology Museum
The Delaware Archaeology Museum is housed in the Old Presbyterian Church of Dover. Delaware Archaeology Museum, which highlights more than 12,000 years of human habitation in the state of Delaware from the original Native American residents. Exhibited artifacts range from arrowheads, ceramics, and other stone and bone tools, to glass and personal objects used in Delaware during the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Delaware Archaeology Museum exhibits examine the process of archaeology. This involves a great deal more than digging. Archaeology involves careful planning and the development of questions about the human past. Archaeologists then set about answering these questions by examining places containing the remains of our past, also known as "sites." In addition to layers of earth that form the sites where archaeologists dig, sites also contain artifacts. Artifacts are tangible material remains that people have left behind such as pottery shreds, stone flakes, broken window glass, and discarded oyster shell. Life ways of later peoples immigrating to Delaware are also examined through historical archaeology. Historical archaeologists use information from excavations and from historical documents to understand the past. Sites discussed include those occupied by Europeans and African-Americans and include colonial, military, maritime, and industrial sites.
