BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:The Canning Industry of the Delmarva Peninsula BEGIN:VEVENT UID:267652025-05-10 DTSTART:20250510T170000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20250510T180000Z LOCATION:11 South East Front Street\nMilford Delaware 19963 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=11 South East Front Street\ nMilford Delaware 19963;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=11 South East Front Stre et:geo:38.912712,-75.427533 GEO:38.912712;-75.427533 SUMMARY:The Canning Industry of the Delmarva Peninsula CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Milford Museum American History Series will continue on Sat urday\,\nMay 10\, at 1:00 p.m. at the Milford Public Library in Milford\,\ nDelaware. Author Ed Kee will be presenting a program about the history\no f the Canning Industry in Delaware and throughout the Delmarva\nPeninsula. Baltimore and the Delmarva Peninsula became the center of\nAmerica’s ca nned food industry for 100 years\, from the 1840s to the\n1940s. By the en d of the 19th century\, over 387 canneries were\noperating in Maryland and 49 in Delaware. By 1919\, that number\nincreased to 111. Over 1\,800 wage earners were employed by\nDelaware’s canning industry.\n\nFrom the 1880 s onward Milford supported four to eight canneries well\ninto the 1960s. I mportant canneries flourished in Frederica\,\nHarrington\, Bridgeville\, L incoln City\, and Milton. Indeed\, nearly\nevery town in Kent and Sussex C ounties had a vegetable cannery\; many\nspecializing in tomatoes. Change a nd competition from California and\nother competitive regions led to the d ecline of Delaware and\nMilford’s canning industry. However\, four veget able processing firms\nstill provide a market for Delaware farmers. Two op erate in Delaware\,\none in New Jersey\, and one in Maryland. The primary products are peas\,\nlima beans\, and sweet corn. Three of those companies are freezers\, one\nis a canner.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Milford Museum American History Series will continue on Saturday\, May 10\, at 1:00 p.m. at the Milford Public Li brary in Milford\, Delaware. Author Ed Kee will be presenting a program ab out the history of the Canning Industry in Delaware and throughout the Del marva Peninsula. Baltimore and the Delmarva Peninsula became the center of America&rsquo\;s canned food industry for 100 years\, from the 1840s to t he 1940s. By the end of the 19th century\, over 387 canneries were operati ng in Maryland and 49 in Delaware. By 1919\, that number increased to 111. Over 1\,800 wage earners were employed by Delaware&rsquo\;s canning indus try.
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\nFrom the 1880s onward Milford supported four to eight canneries well into the 1960s. Important canneries flourished in Frederica \, Harrington\, Bridgeville\, Lincoln City\, and Milton. Indeed\, nearly e very town in Kent and Sussex Counties had a vegetable cannery\; many speci alizing in tomatoes. Change and competition from California and other comp etitive regions led to the decline of Delaware and Milford&rsquo\;s cannin g industry. However\, four vegetable processing firms still provide a mark et for Delaware farmers. Two operate in Delaware\, one in New Jersey\, and one in Maryland. The primary products are peas\, lima beans\, and sweet c orn. Three of those companies are freezers\, one is a canner.

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