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The history of Delaware as a political entity dates back to the early colonization of North America by European settlers. Delaware is made up of three counties established in 1638, before the time of William Penn .
Delaware home where John Dickinson wrote Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania analyzing economic difficulties of colonial America, before the American Revolutionary War: 5: Eleutherian Mills: Eleutherian Mills
This is a list of the individual Delaware year pages. In 1776, the Delaware General Assembly of Delaware Colony voted to break all ties with the British Empire , establishing itself as the State of Delaware, amid the other Thirteen Colonies declaring independence and drafting constitutions during the American Revolution .
The park covers the early colonial history of Delaware and the role Delaware played in the establishment of the nation, leading up to it being the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. It tells the unique story of the early settlement of the Delaware Valley by the Dutch, Swedes, Finns, and English and their relationship with Native ...
Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; ... Delaware history-related lists (1 C, 19 P) A. African-American history of Delaware ...
June 15 – American Revolution: Delaware Separation Day: The Delaware General Assembly votes to suspend government under the British Crown. [1]July 4 – American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence, in which the United States officially declares independence from the British Empire, is approved by the Continental Congress and signed by its president, John Hancock ...
University of Delaware, Division of Urban Affairs – via HathiTrust. (fulltext) Carol Hoffecker (1974). Wilmington, Delaware: Portrait of an Industrial City, 1830-1910. University Press of Virginia – via State of Delaware, Delaware Public Archives. (fulltext) David W. Singleton (1975). "Firefighting Productivity in Wilmington: A Case History".
Moved from Chester, PA to Wilmington, DE in 1958 Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes) Wilmington, Delaware: 1698 Religious Oldest Swedish Church in the United States Brecknock: Camden, Delaware: ca. 1700 Residence Dutch House: Newcastle, Delaware: 1701 Residence Built either in the mid 1690s or 1701. Historic home and museum Maston House: Seaford ...