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Wilmington (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 44 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.7333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 075 32 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -75.5333 decimal degrees |
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Note: N Delaware; located at confluence of Delaware & Christina rivers and Brandywine Creek; under control of Dutch 1655; taken by British 1664; powder mills established by Du Pont 1802; noted for 18th-cen. churches. |
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| Wilmington (preferred,C,V)
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............ | since 1739 |
| Willington (H,V)
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............ | renamed 1731 |
| Fort Christina (H,V)
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............ | established by Swedes 1638 |
| Christinahamn (C,V)
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| Fort Altena (C,V)
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| Walmington (C,V)
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| Willingtown (C,V)
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| Wilmington City (C,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by Swedes in 1638 |
| city (C) |
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incorporated 1832 |
| county seat (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of New Sweden until 1643; of New Sweden again 1654 |
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