In the 17th century, life along what would become the Delaware coast included European families working alongside enslaved Africans to farm the land and survive a rugged pioneer life.

Aside from the general knowledge historians have about this period in history, certain details about colonial Delaware life are still limited due to the scarcity of archaeological sites in the state.

The Delaware is an 8,000-ton boat, which cost $500,000, and the Colonial a craft of 560 tons, and cost $50,000. During the fire Joseph Scott of Engine 5 of Hoboken fell overboard and had a narrow ...

A collection of historical clothing donated to Colonial Williamsburg helps tell the story of Lewis Littlepage, a colorful American diplomat who donned them as he rubbed shoulders with late 18th-cen… ...