Made in Delaware 1800s

Despite its small size, Delaware became the nation's leader in a number of agricultural products and associated industries.  The First State's corn, peaches, apples, strawberries, and fish helped feed a hungry nation.  Canneries packed and preserved these precious commodities and shipped them around the world.   See how the Richardson & Robbins factory made those cans.

By the mid the nineteenth century, Delaware had become an industrial center.  Walk through a period factory to explore Delaware's industrial products, including black powder, paper, ships, railroad cars, and wheels.  Browse through hundreds of industry photographs at the Touch the Past learning station.