Delaware is home to numerous historic landmarks that reflect its rich heritage. Notable sites include the New Castle Court House and the First State Heritage Park. These locations showcase Delaware’s unique history, offering visitors a chance to explore its architectural beauty and cultural significance.
250years.com, powered by A-1 Tours has put together a list of historical landmarks, monuments, and other attractions in Delaware that we think are worth visiting:
Brandywine Battlefield
Located at Chadds Ford and site of the 1777 Battle of Brandywine.
Fort Christina
Located in Wilmington is the site of the first European settlement.
New Castle Court House
Located in New Castle and played a major role in early American governance.
Fort Delaware
Located on Pea Patch Island, it played a role in the Civil War housing prisoners of war.
John Dickinson House
Located in Kent and the home where John Dickinson wrote letters before the American Revolutionary War.
Eleutherian Mills
Located in New Castle and founded in 1802.
Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church
Located in New Castle and the oldest surviving church from New Sweden from 1698 into the 1800s.
Lombardy Hall
Located in New Castle and home of Gunning Bedford, a delegate to constitutional convention and signer of the U.S. Constitution.
New Castle Court House
Located in New Castle and hosted Delaware’s colonial assembly from 1704-1777.
New Castle Historic District
Located in New Castle and the Capital of Delaware colony from 1651-1761.
Aspendale
Located in Kent. This is a house and small plantation intact from 1771.
