A fun, fact-based America 250 (and Delaware 250) journey
As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, communities across the country are examining how national history took shape at the local level. In Greater Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley, George Washington’s presence is documented not through a single landmark, but across a network of historically significant sites that reflect his military leadership, civic influence, and role in shaping the early republic.
Washington’s connections to northern Delaware span the Revolutionary War and the nation’s formative years, linking key moments of strategy, culture, and innovation. From a documented Council of War to residences associated with his wartime movements, and from material culture tied directly to Washington to early federal records bearing his signature, the region offers an unusually concentrated view of how Delaware contributed to the American story…