BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:The Railroad Comes to Delaware BEGIN:VEVENT UID:352482026-05-09 DTSTART:20260509T170000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260509T180000Z 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 Railroad Comes to Delaware CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Milford Museum American History Series continues with a pro gram\ntitled The Railroad Comes to Delaware presented by Doug Poore on\nSa turday\, May 9\, 1:00 p.m. at the Milford Public Library in Milford\,\nDel aware. Railroads changed every facet of our lives. Railroads began\njust b efore the Civil War in the United States. Construction was\nhalted for the war\, but afterwards America grew\, at times overnight\,\nas the train ca me to town. Many communities moved or abandoned their\nprevious settlement s just to move to the tracks. Even the most remote\nparts of America were now accessible for anyone looking for adventure\,\nto settle\, or just tra vel and do business. Delmarva was no exception.\nAt one time there were ov er 20 different railway lines crisscrossing\nthe Delmarva Peninsula\, tyin g together towns as small as 200 people\nwith the major cities of New York \, Philadelphia\, Baltimore\, Washington\nDC\, and Norfolk. This lecture w ill detail the photos and stories of\nthe railroads that once served the D elmarva Peninsula. While some rail\ntraffic remains\, most of the railroad s and stations have been removed\nor allowed to crumble on their former lo cations. Some have been\nrestored and turned into museums or business loca tions\, and their\nrailways converted into bike and walking paths.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Milford Museum American History Series continues with a program titled The Railroad Comes to Delaware presented b y Doug Poore on Saturday\, May 9\, 1:00 p.m. at the Milford Public Library in Milford\, Delaware. Railroads changed every facet of our lives. Railro ads began just before the Civil War in the United States. Construction was halted for the war\, but afterwards America grew\, at times overnight\, a s the train came to town. Many communities moved or abandoned their previo us settlements just to move to the tracks. Even the most remote parts of A merica were now accessible for anyone looking for adventure\, to settle\, or just travel and do business. Delmarva was no exception. At one time the re were over 20 different railway lines crisscrossing the Delmarva Peninsu la\, tying together towns as small as 200 people with the major cities of New York\, Philadelphia\, Baltimore\, Washington DC\, and Norfolk. This le cture will detail the photos and stories of the railroads that once served the Delmarva Peninsula. While some rail traffic remains\, most of the rai lroads and stations have been removed or allowed to crumble on their forme r locations. Some have been restored and turned into museums or business l ocations\, and their railways converted into bike and walking paths.

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