Delmar’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Delmar. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Town of Delmar was founded in October 1859 with the extension of the Delaware Railroad to the southern boundary of Delaware. The Transpeninsular Line was responsible for the founding of this unique bi-state town because the Charter of the Delaware Railroad Company permitted only the building of a railroad within the State of Delaware and the charter of the corresponding railroad company in Maryland permitted only the laying of railroad track within the State of Maryland. Thus, in 1859, the two respective railroads met and the town of Delmar was born. The name is a portmanteau of the states whose border this railroad center straddles - Delaware and Maryland.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Delmar’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Delmar’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDelmar station 1905 postcard, 1905: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Delmar
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Delmar, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Delmar station 1905 postcard (1905) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.