. Rand McNally pocket atlas of the world : historical, political, commercial . 77 49. 70 PAND, I4CNALLY* CO., tNGRAVEPS, CHICAGO. 50 UNITED STATES. DELAWARE. ««B?ueaHen state. Named In honor of Lord dc la War, Governor of Virginia. Historical.—First of the thirteen original States to adopt andratify the Constitution; ratification December 7, 1787. First permanentsettlement made by Swedes near present site of Wilmington, 1638,Swedish settlements captured by Dutch, 1655; Dutch conquered byEnglish, 1664. Territory included in the grant given to William Penn1681. In 1703 the Three Lower Counties w
. Rand McNally pocket atlas of the world : historical, political, commercial . 77 49. 70 PAND, I4CNALLY* CO., tNGRAVEPS, CHICAGO. 50 UNITED STATES. DELAWARE. ««B?ueaHen state. Named In honor of Lord dc la War, Governor of Virginia. Historical.—First of the thirteen original States to adopt andratify the Constitution; ratification December 7, 1787. First permanentsettlement made by Swedes near present site of Wilmington, 1638,Swedish settlements captured by Dutch, 1655; Dutch conquered byEnglish, 1664. Territory included in the grant given to William Penn1681. In 1703 the Three Lower Counties were recognized as a separatecolony under the Governor of Pennsylvania. State Constitution formed1776, new one adopted 1792; twice amended, 1831 and 1897. Area, 2,050 square miles; land, 1,960 square miles,or 1,254,400 acres;water, 90; extreme breadth, 36 miles; length, 110; counties, 3. Physical Features.—Surface generally level but hilly in thenorth; greatest altitude, Dupont, 282 feet. One-twentieth of surfacecomposed of tidal marshes, partly reclaimed. Chief river, Delawa
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