History

Compare Historic Interest Rates By Decade

Ghosts of Historic Interest Rates Past... as the saying goes, "a picture is worth a thousand words."

In this case, the picture below courtesy of Gail Alm, Mortgage Planning Specialist shows thousands of interest dollars paid on mortgages through the decades. Go ahead, take a look and...

Compare historic interest rates from the 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's and [...]

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Help Count The Horseshoe Crabs

Come and Count the Horseshoe Crabs!

Volunteers are needed to assist in counting the Horseshoe Crab, a living fossil and Delawares State Marine Animal as it spawns along the Cape Henlopen shore in Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes.

Since 1990, surveys have been conducted of horseshoe crabs spawning on key beaches in Delaware and in New [...]

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Before Cape Henlopen State Park

Do you know the history of Cape Henlopen State Park? It's one of my favorite places to walk or take a bike ride, so I decided to brush up on my local history. Before it was Cape Henlopen State Park, this strategic location in Lewes, Delaware, was Fort Miles. A critical component of this country's defense in World War II, Fort Miles [...]

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