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Dan Harkins
Memorial Plaque Dedication
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Please
join the Claymont Historical Society as we unveil a plaque in memory of
Dan Harkins at the Robinson House:
(August
15, 1947-August
31, 2009
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on
Thursday
September
23, 2010
7:00
PM
at the Robinson
House
Please
RSVP by
Monday,
September 20 to 798-4765
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Save the Date
Saturday, October 16, 2010
9:30 & 11:45 a.m.
2nd Annual Historic Tour of
Philadelphia Pike
Details to Follow
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Click Events Archive link above to view some prior
events sponsored by the Claymont Historical Society and the Darley Society
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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)
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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.
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Click on the link
below to download free Adobe Reader to view PDF forms (if you
don't have it)
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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
Contribution
to the
Naamans Heritage Association
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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 ) 
... Rental Information
Click to
visit
... Rental Agreement
Click to visit
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Robinson House Photos
To learn more about
the House, click on a link below:
(Getting
into the Parking Lot ..
it's tricky)
Click
to visit
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Other Web
Site Links
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,
Brandywine Village,
Wilmington, Newport, 
Stanton, Christiana, Cooch's Bridge, and exited at Iron Hill.)
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Call (302) 792-0285 to leave a message
for further information
Your call will be
returned
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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
April 10, 2010
Copyright © 2010 Claymont Historical
Society
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