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Delaware State Police

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Images of America: Delaware State Police illustrates the storied past of the Delaware State Police from 1920 to 1985.


April 28, 1923, marks the birth of the Delaware State Police. Discussions occurred as early as 1906 for a statewide police organization to cope with speeding automobiles, roving bands of troublemakers, and the ever-present bootleggers. Prohibition and the 18th Amendment brought the discussion to the forefront. With the hiring of Charles J. McGarigle and Joseph A. McVey, the Delaware Highway Police Department came to fruition on January 1, 1920. Using many never-before-published photographs from the Delaware State Police Museum archive,


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Series: Images of America Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.

Kindle Book

  • Release date: December 6, 2010

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781439626313
  • Release date: December 6, 2010

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781439626313
  • File size: 60969 KB
  • Release date: December 6, 2010

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

History Nonfiction

Languages

English

Images of America: Delaware State Police illustrates the storied past of the Delaware State Police from 1920 to 1985.


April 28, 1923, marks the birth of the Delaware State Police. Discussions occurred as early as 1906 for a statewide police organization to cope with speeding automobiles, roving bands of troublemakers, and the ever-present bootleggers. Prohibition and the 18th Amendment brought the discussion to the forefront. With the hiring of Charles J. McGarigle and Joseph A. McVey, the Delaware Highway Police Department came to fruition on January 1, 1920. Using many never-before-published photographs from the Delaware State Police Museum archive,


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