Flags Over  Naamans, Delaware (c. 1640-2006):



FLAGS: Swedish, Dutch, British, U.S. Hopkinson Flag, U.S. Betsy Ross, U.S. 50-star

WELCOME 
to
Claymont Delaware's historic
c. 1723
ROBINSON HOUSE

1 Naamans Road
(Naamans Rd & Philadelphia Pike)
Claymont, DE 19703
302-792-0285

~ Spring 2009 Events - Scroll Down ~

Check back periodically as new events are scheduled

 Claymont Historical Society
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
7:30 p.m.

       ~ Update on The Men of Duffy's Cut ~

 Duffy's Cut Researchers

This talk will update the archaeological excavation going on  in 
Pennsylvania at “Duffy's Cut” on the old Penn-Columbia Railroad line 
near Malvern where 57 Irish laborers died from cholera in 1832 only six 
weeks after arriving in the US. Their mass grave was located recently 
through ground penetrating radar studies and the first two bodies have 
been recovered.

 Professor William Watson is Chairman of History and Political Science at 
 Immaculata University and has been leading this effort for the last five 
years.

Admission $5.00

Light refreshments

Additional information:  
302-798-4765

 

Claymont Historical Society
Presents at the 
Eighth Annual New Sweden History Conference 
Saturday, November 8, 2008 

Adolph Wertmuller's house as it is today
on Claymont Steel property

Click on photo above to view photos of the 
CHS presentation & stained glass windows in Christ Church in Swedesburg, PA

~ A Few Recent Events ~

'Celtic Music in Claymont'
November 21, 2008
 Charlie Zahm
Charlie Zahm
 www.charliezahm.com
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 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'
 October 29, 2008

Neill Hartley as Ichabod Crane
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'The Ghosts of Duffy's Cut'
March 12, 2008 
Duffy's Cut Researchers
Academic research on mass grave of 57 
Irish railroad workers in the 1800's in Malvern, PA
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'Leap Year Concert'
February  29, 2008


 Todd Chappelle
Todd's song 'I'm from Delaware.' 
(#1 on our Claymont Hit Parade!)

 

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NAAMANS HERITAGE ASSOCIATION

The Robinson House is home to the Claymont Historical Society &
The Darley Society, which jointly formed the Naamans Heritage Association
whose sole responsibility is to manage the House via a Board of Governors.

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Our Overall Mission

"PRESERVING A SPIRIT OF PLACE"
 (The National Trust's 2002 Theme)

  - Preserving our buildings, sites, and culture ...
  - Promoting the arts in memory of Felix Darley ...
  - Providing a "community place" via the House ...   

Please help us by joining one or more of the societies.

Click on the appropriate link, print the PDF form and mail with check to address on form.

Click on the link below to download free Adobe Reader to view PDF forms (if you don't have it)

Click here to join the 
Naamans Heritage Association

Click here to join 
The Darley Society

Click here to join the 
Claymont Historical Society

Click here to make a 
Donation
to one of the societies

Some Robinson House Historical Notes

       Colonel Thomas Robinson served in the American Revolutionary War
 and was wounded at the Battle of the Brandywine. He was inducted into the ORDER OF CINCINNATI by George Washington in 1785.

     Key Revolutionary War period visitors to the house were George Washington, Lighthorse Harry Lee, Mad Anthony Wayne, Lafayette, and many other notables as they traversed the Kings Highway (The Pike).

     It was reported that Caesar Rodney changed horses here on his famous ride to Philadelphia in 1776.

     In the 1900's, the house hosted an artists' colony of Howard Pyle students (c. 1907-1914) and then served as the "Naamans Tea House" (1914-1964).

     The Naamans Kill Questers managed the House from 1976-2002.
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THE HOUSE IS AVAILABLE FOR RENTALS

Call the house phone and leave a message (302-792-0285)
(your call will be returned)
or
Frances West, 
President, Naamans Heritage Association
 (302- 475-8154 )  Double Parlor

... Rental Information    Click to visit

 ... Rental Agreement      Click to visit

Robinson House Photos

To learn more about the House, click on a link below:

  • Directions to the House (Getting into the Parking Lot .. 
    it's tricky)       Click to visit

Other Related Web Links:

  • Claymont Renaissance - Click to visit
    Claymont Renaissance

  • F. O. C. Darley - Click to visit 

  • The Stone School -  Click to visit
          

  • Washington - Rochambeau  Revolutionary Route (W3R) U.S.A. and Delaware Committees - Click to visit
          (    The route taken by the Generals from Newport, Rhode Island to Yorktown, VA in 1780-1783. They entered Delaware at Claymont, passed through Penny Hill, W3R Brandywine Village, Wilmington, Newport, 
    Stanton, Christiana, Cooch's Bridge, and exited at Iron Hill.)

  • Friends of Historic Glasgow, DE - Click to visit


Call (302) 792-0285 to leave a message for further information

Someone will return your call

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Thank you for stopping by ... please visit us again!

Original site and information created and compiled by Ray Hester
formerly of the Darley Manor Inn

June 1,  2009

Copyright © 2009 Claymont Historical Society