The governor of Delaware (known as the president of Delaware from 1776 to 1792) is the
head of government of
Delaware and the commander-in-chief of the
state'smilitary forces. The
governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or
veto bills passed by the
Delaware Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant
pardons, except in cases of impeachment, and only with the recommendation of the Board of Pardons.
There have been 71 people who have served as governor, over 74 distinct terms. Three (
Joseph Haslet,
Charles Polk Jr. and
Elbert N. Carvel) served non-consecutive terms. Additionally,
Henry Molleston was elected, but died before he could take office. Only four governors have been elected to two consecutive terms, with the longest-serving being
Ruth Ann Minner, who was elected twice after succeeding to the office, serving a total of just over eight years. The shortest term is that of
Dale E. Wolf, who served 18 days following his predecessor's resignation;
David P. Buckson served 19 days under similar circumstances. The current governor is
DemocratJohn Carney, who took office on January 17, 2017. (Full article...)
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This is a list of all people prominent enough to be contained in Wikipedia who were associated with the U.S. state of Delaware, including those who were born, lived or were otherwise associated with locally performed activities in a recognizable way. (Full article...)
US 301 has moved numerous times throughout its history in Delaware, often following radically different alignments. Prior to 1959, US 301 ended in Maryland, but it was extended into Delaware from Maryland that year. At that time, it ran from the Maryland state line northeast to a terminus at an intersection with
US 13,
US 40, and the southern terminus of
US 202 in
State Road. In 1964, US 301 was extended north along US 13/US 40 to an interchange with
I-295 west of the
Delaware Memorial Bridge in
Farnhurst. There was, for a time, a split routing, known as US 301N and US 301S, which diverged in Middletown and rejoined at US 13 in
Tybouts Corner. From there, US 301 followed US 13 and US 13/US 40 to Farnhurst. In 1971, US 301 was rerouted to head north from Middletown to the community of
Summit Bridge, where US 301N was then routed over the
Summit Bridge and along the north side of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal while US 301S stayed south of the canal before rejoining US 301N near the Farnhurst terminus. US 301 was rerouted again in 1985 at
Mount Pleasant to follow
DE 896 east to
Boyds Corner and US 13 north to Farnhurst, eliminating the split routing. US 301 was rerouted again in 1992 and terminated at US 40 in
Glasgow. Plans have existed since the 1950s to build a freeway along the US 301 corridor in Delaware, with formal plans for a modern toll road beginning in 2005, running from the Maryland state line northeast to DE 1 in Biddles Corner. Construction on the US 301 freeway began in 2016 with the road opening in 2019, eliminating the alignment that from 1992 to 2019 ended in Glasgow, and returning the road to a similar alignment it followed from 1959 to 1971. (Full article...)
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