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  2. Timeline of Wilmington, Delaware - Wikipedia

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    1809 - Borough of Wilmington expanded. [1] 1814 - Harmonic Society formed. [6] 1824 - "First public opinion poll" taken in Wilmington during the U.S. presidential election campaign. [7] 1832 Borough of Wilmington becomes a city per state charter. [8] [1] Richard H. Bayard becomes city mayor. 1835 - Wilmington Whaling Company incorporated. [9] 1837

  3. Wilmington, Delaware - Wikipedia

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    Wilmington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware.The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River.

  4. List of cities in the Americas by year of foundation - Wikipedia

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    Originally founded as Villanueva de La Serena, the city was destroyed completely in a native uprising in 1549 and re-founded the same year as San Bartolomé de La Serena; its founding date is for this reason sometimes listed as 1549. Second oldest European city in Chile. 1545: Potosí: Potosí: Bolivia: 1545 San Juan de los Remedios: Villa ...

  5. Wilmington's 1898 coup and massacre at 125: 'Healing ... - AOL

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    Locals reflect on how much has changed since the 100th anniversary in 1998, and on what needs to happen for Wilmington to fully reckon with its past. Wilmington's 1898 coup and massacre at 125 ...

  6. UniFirst - Wikipedia

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    UniFirst Corporation is a uniform rental company based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States, that manufactures, sells, and rents uniforms and protective clothing. UniFirst employs more than 14,000 people and has over 260 facilities in the United States , Canada , and Europe , including customer service centers, nuclear decontamination ...

  7. The Most Christmas-y Towns in Every State - AOL

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    Wilmington adds some holiday spirit to Longwood Gardens with 500,000 Christmas lights and Christmas carols played on the 10,010-pipe Aeolian organ, and has a special trip on the Wilmington ...

  8. What Christmas looks like in every state - AOL

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    Founded in 1847, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (previously known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir) tours the world for most of the year but returns to Salt Lake City for its annual Christmas ...

  9. Wilmington Trust - Wikipedia

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    Wilmington Trust was founded on July 8, 1903, by T. Coleman du Pont, then the president of DuPont, to manage the growing fortune of the duPont family. [2] DuPont opened the business in the dining room and parlor of a former private residence at 915 Market Street in Wilmington, Delaware, with a handful of investors and $500,000 in market capitalization.