Delaware’s Bicentennial and Land Battles | Dover News
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Delaware’s Bicentennial and Land Battles | Dover News
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When Wilmington’s 1926 Independence Day celebration was doused by a torrential rainstorm, it washed out games and postponed fireworks — a damp start to the nation’s 150th birthday. Fifty years later, in 1976, Delaware proudly led the Bicentennial parade in Philly, with marching bands and a fife player representing the Diamond State — while back home, some celebrated with helicopter rides at the airport, others quietly tended gardens. Then, two decades ago in 2006, Governor Ruth Ann Minner’s failed attempt to curb sprawl and protect farmland left conservationists heartbroken — as stalled bills and developer pushback left open spaces more vulnerable than ever.
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