10 Interactive Murals for Posing on the Delaware Discoveries Trail
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The Delaware Discoveries Trail features interactive murals by local and national artists that highlight some of the state’s most interesting sites.
A drive across Delaware showcases rolling fields, sand and surf, quaint towns and transforming cityscapes.
Now those views include a bit more artistry, thanks to Visit Delaware’s Delaware Discoveries Trail. Created to boost tourism, especially among a younger demographic, the trail consists of 10 interactive murals painted by local and national artists, with vastly different backdrops.
Unveiled in fall of 2020, the murals are on display with no current end date.
George Horner Gibson, age 88, died at his home in Chicago on January 3, 2021. Gibson was born in Baltimore, Maryland and grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He graduated from Furman University with bachelorâs degrees in History and English. He served in the U.S. Army for two years of active duty and four years of reserve duty. He was awarded a Danforth Fellowship for graduate study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he earned a masterâs degree and PhD in American History.
Dr. Gibson taught at the University of Mississippi, and at the University of Delaware where he coordinated the graduate fellowsâ program with the Hagley Museum in Wilmington, Delaware. He published one book and edited several others. Dr. Gibson published more than a score of articles in history journals and served as managing editor of Delaware History for eleven years. After becoming interested in academic administration, he initiated several programs at the University of Del
life or the lives of somebody they know. new research shows 30 months after what some economists call the great recession, americans are changing their expectations about the retirement, their children s future and even their spending habits. some day kids are going to look back on this economic crisis and read about it in history books and we may look back ab realize that like the great depression, this great recession is really changing the way we live in this country. the way we look at our jobs, our homes, our investments. now i m amongst the archives here at the hagley museum in wilmington and joining me now is roger horowitz. we ve been looking at the pew report that shows evidence of the changes in the country. what do you take away from the report? it shows us how profound the recession is and its effect on employment and the choices people make in their lives. what i found stunning, half the jobs lost during the beginning, since the beginning of the great recession have be