250th Anniversary Edition

Published by
Centreville Civic Association, Inc.
2001

From the earliest settlers to today’s upscale shops…this is the story of Centreville.

Its families, its buildings, its roads—all are remembered in this informative volume, which includes more than 50 beautiful color photographs. Many papers and pictures from the past are interspersed among anecdotes and well-researched facts. Maps and descriptive tours guide readers along Village sidewalks and country byways—pointing out landmarks, telling their stories.

CENTREVILLE: THE HISTORY OF A DELAWARE VILLAGE details the evolution of Delaware’s “Chateau Country” and its Village center, from Penn grants to modern times. Early farms and mills, Wilmington and Kennett Turnpike, a Christiana Hundred town center, The Kennett Pike, American Country Estates, growth and development—each historic phase or influence is discussed in this valuable edition.

This book will be a valuable addition to the library—or coffee table—of anyone who has ever lived in, visited or researched that special part of Delaware called Centreville.

 

152 pages. Perfect-bound. ISBN: 0-9716176-0-0 Suggested retail price: $35

Summary of Contents:

The Way It Was (1640-1800) A Time of Growth (1800-1900) A Time of Change (1900-1950) A New Era (1950-2000) Early Settlers and Their Descendants (Armstrong, Carpenter, Chandler, Dalton, Delaplaine, Dilworth and Phipps, du Pont, Frederick, Grand-Homme, Gregg, Hendrickson, Hollingsworth, Kirk, McCullough, Springer, Twaddell) Local Organizations: Then and Now (Association for the Recovery of Stolen Horses and Mules, IOOF Lodge No. 37, Centre Grange No. 11, Centreville Lions Club, Greenville--Centreville Rotary Club, Centreville Civic Association, Inc.) Historic Centreville Village: A Walking Tour Meandering the Byways: Centreville’s Country Roads (Kennett Pike, Centre Meeting Road, Pyles Ford Road, Smith Bridge Road, Montchanin Road, Guyencourt, Thompson’s Bridge Road, Adams Dam Road, Twaddell Mill Road, Owl’s Nest Road, Snuff Mill Road, Old Kennett Road, Way Road, Ashland-Clinton School Road, Center Mill Road, Burnt Mill Road. Appendix: Summary: Duke of York Records, “Three Lower Counties” of New Castle, Kent, Sussex Reference Maps: 1849, 1893, 1920-1940 1895 Letter: George Cannon to his mother 250th Anniversary Tributes: State Senate, State House of Representatives, County Council Index: Photographs and Graphics Bibliography

HOW TO PURCHASE YOUR BOOK(S)

 

VIA U.S. MAIL (First Class): CLICK HERE to access the order form. Print it out and mail it (with your check or money order) to: Centreville Civic Association, Inc. P.O. Box 4011 Wilmington, DE 19807   Available for direct purchase at the following locations:   In Centreville: Buckley’s Tavern Communiques Stationery & Gifts Delaware Natural History Museum Hardcastle Gallery Winterthur Museum   On Concord Pike in Brandywine Hundred: Borders Books   Near Newark: Borders Books   In Wilmington: Hagley Museum 9th Street Book Store   In Fairville, PA: Sylvia Wilson and at many area Patterson-Schwartz    Real Estate locations.