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Bounded by Eighth, Locust, Seventh, and Church Sts., Wilmington, Delaware Coordinates 39°44′21″N 75°32′26″W / 39.73917°N 75.54056°W / 39.73917; -75
Wilmington is the largest city and corporate center of Delaware, located on the Christina River. See its history, geography, demographics, economy, culture, and more on this comprehensive encyclopedia article.
New Castle County is the northernmost and most populous county in Delaware, with Wilmington as its seat and largest city. It was founded in 1638 by the Swedes, then ceded to the Dutch and the English, and finally transferred to William Penn in 1682.
Jacob Broom built a cotton mill on the Brandywine Creek just north of Wilmington, Delaware, in 1795, which burned down in 1797.In 1802, he sold the site, complete with a working dam and mill race, to Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, who paid $6,740 for the 95 acres (380,000 m 2), [5] two years after he and his family left France to escape the French Revolution. [6]
Wilmington Manor Fire Co. Wilmington Manor: Station 28 [14] November 13, 1945 Port Penn Fire Co. Port Penn: Station 29 [15] August 14, 1951: Belvedere Fire Co. Belvedere: Station 30 [16] 1949 Wilmington Manor Fire Co. Wilmington Manor: Station 32 November 13, 1945 Delaware Air National Guard, New Castle County Airport Crash Fire Rescue
The estate was developed around 1844 by John Rodney Brincklé, grandnephew of the first Governor of Delaware, Caesar Rodney.It was located in the western part of Wilmington just within the city limits and was named for its position on a high rocky outcrop overlooking the city, in an allusion to the Rock of Gibraltar.
The Old Customshouse is a historic government building at 516 North King Street in Wilmington, Delaware. It was built in 1855 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. U. S. Customhouse, Wilmington, DE 518 N. King Street, Wilmington, Delaware 1991 U. S. Customhouse, Wilmington, 518 King Street, Wilmington, DE 1901 Old ...
Find out who are the current and past mayors of Wilmington, the largest city in Delaware. See their names, terms, parties, and occupations from 1739 to present.