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Table of Contents

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Foreword

1 ) How Delaware Came to Be

2 ) Presbyterianism Comes to America

3 ) Scottish-Irish Immigration

4 ) Presbyterians and Education

5 ) The First Great Awakening

6 ) The Founding of Hanover Street Church

7 ) Presbyterianism and the American Revolution

8 ) The War of 1812

9 )  The Second Great Awakening and Hanover Church

10 ) Presbyterian Education and Hanover Church

11 ) Growing Sectarianism/Old School versus New School

12 ) Slavery and Abolition

13 ) Civil War and Reconstruction

 14 ) Into a New Century

15 ) A Merger Offer Declined

16 ) The Move to the Boulevard

17 ) Building for Growth

18 ) An Emphasis for Giving

19 ) The Occupation of  Wilmington

20 ) A Second Merger Rejected

21 ) Editors Note

 

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Hanover Church
1801 N. Jefferson St.
Wilmington, DE 19802
OFFICE: 302-658-5114
EMAIL: office@hanoverchurch.org

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9:00-5:00 Monday - Thursday

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  • About Us
    • Our Faith and Purpose
    • Our Staff
    • Our History
      • Table of Contents
    • Our Faces of Jesus
    • Jefferson Street Center
    • Female Harmony Society
  • Around Hanover
    • Calendar
    • Sunday Mornings
    • Weekly Community Activities
    • News & Events
    • The Scoop (weekly e-newsletter)
    • The Herald (monthly print newsletter)
    • Video Worship Services
  • Special Projects
    • Black History Month
    • Stained Glass Restoration
    • Hanover UnGifts
    • Free Little Library
  • Donate
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