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Who were the Forest Finns?
People with forestry skills
100
Why were nails not used to build log cabins?
The nails were too expensive and scarce
100
What war took place from 1939-1945?
WWII
100
What other tourist attraction did people want the Wilmington Riverfront?
Inner Harbor
100
What was one effect of citizens' interest in revitalizing the Wilmington Riverfront?
Restaurants, movies, shops, Blue Rocks Stadium, Kalmar Nyckel re-creation
200
What caused an increase in the production of shipbuilding and railroad car building along the Wilmington Riverfront?
WWI and WWII
200
What were the three main industries along the Wilmington Riverfront?
Shipbuilding, Railroad Car Building, and Banking
200
What were the two railroads that competed against each other along the Wilmington Riverfront?
Pennsylvania and B&O Railroads
200
What is one neighboring community near the Wilmington Riverfront?
Philly, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Lewes, Dover, Rehoboth
200
What years did WWI take place?
1914-1918
300
White site was a convenient place (natural wharf) to dock ships?
The Rocks
300
What event took place from 1750-1850?
Industrial Revolution
300
What were three sites that led Peter Minuit to choose Fort Christina?
The Rocks, Christina River, Susquehanna River Valley, the marsh, forests, Land west of the Delaware River
300
White site was a natural barrier that offered extra protection for Fort Christina?
The Marsh
300
How many railroad cars per month were built at the peak of production in the late 1800s?
About 400
400
What was the name of the last ship built in Wilmington?
Kalmar Nyckel
400
What year did Peter Minuit settle Fort Christina?
1638
400
What is Wilmington's main historically industrial neighborhood?
The Riverfront
400
Why was the Susquehanna River Valley a good site?
Large beaver population for fur trading
400
In the late 1800s what was Wilmington the biggest producer of?
Iron Shipbuilding producer
500
What was the situation that made forests a good site?
Provided timber for log cabins
500
What was the cause of a decrease in jobs along the Wilmington Riverfront?
WWII ends
500
What were three different types of ships/boats built along the Wilmington Riverfront?
Ferries, steamboats, LSM, LST
500
What materials were used to build log cabins?
Timber, mud, clay, and plant materials
500
What type of material were the first ships in Wilmington built of?
Wood
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