Portal:Delaware

The Delaware Portal The Flag of Delaware Delaware (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ ⓘ DEL-ə-wair) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state's name derives from the adjacent Delaware Bay, which in turn was named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and the Colony of Virginia's first colonial-era governor. Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, and some islands and territory within the Delaware River. It is the 2nd smallest and 6th least populous state, but also the 6th most densely populated. Delaware's most populous city is Wilmington, and the state's capital is Dover, the 2nd most populous city in Delaware. The state is divided into three counties, the fewest number of counties of any of the 50 U.S. states; from north to south, the three counties are: New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County. The southern two counties, Kent and Sussex counties, historically have been predominantly agrarian economies. New Castle is more urbanized and is considered part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan statistical area that surrounds and includes Philadelphia, the nation's 6th most populous city. Delaware is considered part of the Southern United States by the U.S. Census Bureau, but the state's geography, culture, and history are a hybrid of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the country. (Full article...) Recognized content - Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. Plankinton c. 1891 John Plankinton (March 11, 1820 – March 29, 1891) was an American businessman. He is noted for expansive real estate developments in Milwaukee, including the luxurious Plankinton House Hotel designed as an upscale residence for the wealthy. He was involved with railroading and banking. The Plankinton Bank he developed became the leading bank of Milwaukee in his lifetime. He was involved in the development of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company, an electric railway. Plankinton was a Milwaukee-based meatpacking industrialist. He started this trade as a butcher for his general store operating in the center part of the city. He was the city's leading meat packer after his first year in the grocery business. He expanded this industry and eventually became acquainted with the meatpacking industrialist Philip D. Armour forming a company with him that lasted for 20 years. (Full article...) List of recognized articles List of governors of Delaware List of counties in Delaware Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Delaware Thomas F. Bayard Delaware Tercentenary half dollar List of colleges and universities in Delaware List of Delaware hurricanes 6th Delaware Infantry Regiment Early life and career of Joe Biden 2007 Dodge Dealers 400 2009 AAA 400 2010 AAA 400 Arthur R. M. Spaid George N. Parks Battle of Cooch's Bridge Indian River Inlet Bridge John Tosi Old Baltimore Pike Oliver Evans Selected article - Fort Delaware during the American Civil War Fort Delaware is a former harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. During the American Civil War, the Union used Fort Delaware as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war, political prisoners, federal convicts, and privateer officers. A three-gun concrete battery of 12-inch guns, later named Battery Torbert, was designed by Maj. Charles W. Raymond and built inside the fort in the 1890s. By 1900, the fort was part of a three fort concept, the first forts of the Coast Defenses of the Delaware, working closely with Fort Mott in Pennsville, New Jersey, and Fort DuPont in Delaware City, Delaware. The fort and the island currently belong to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and encompass a living history museum, located in Fort Delaware State Park. (Full article...) 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(from Delaware) Nautical chart of the Dutch colony Zwaanendael and Godyn's Bay (Delaware Bay), 1639 (from History of Delaware) The Twelve-Mile Circle (from Delaware) Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States and a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from Delaware) The Delaware General Assembly meets in Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. (from Delaware) Sunset in Woodbrook, Delaware (from Delaware) Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware) Delaware's license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from Delaware) Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware) Newark (from Delaware) Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware) Delaware was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English merchant and governor of the Colony of Virginia from 1610 to 1618. 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(from Delaware) A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from Delaware) Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware) Did you know - ... that Delaware weekly newspaper The Faulkland Quiz was founded, edited and published by an 18-year-old? ... that Paul Chadick performed so well in the Delaware River Basketball League that a sportswriter said it would "benefit the league if he retired"? ... that The Breakwater Light was the first newspaper in the first town in the first state? ... that Dave Frederick has been referred to as the "Sussex County humorist-teacher-writer-radio-host-philosopher dude"? ... that Delaware politician Armwell Long was said to have once outranked his close friend, George Washington? (See discussions regarding this hook at Talk:Armwell Long.) ... that the only purpose of the Delaware Straight-Out Truth Teller was to promote a political candidate? Topics Selected roadway article - Entries here consist of Good articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. Delaware Route 4 (DE 4) is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from DE 279 and DE 896 in Newark east to DE 48 in downtown Wilmington. The route passes through suburban areas in northern New Castle County between Newark and Wilmington, intersecting DE 72 in the eastern part of Newark, DE 273 in Ogletown, DE 58 in Christiana, DE 7 in Stanton, DE 141 in Newport, DE 62 and DE 100 between Newport and Wilmington, and Interstate 95 (I-95)/U.S. Route 202 (US 202) in Wilmington. DE 4 is a four-lane road for much of its length. What is now DE 4 was originally a county road that was paved in the 1930s. DE 4 was designated in the 1960s to run from the Maryland border along Chestnut Hill Road near Newark east to DE 48 in Wilmington. Between 1971 and 1981, the route extended northeast past DE 48 along Washington Street and Washington Street Extension to US 13 Business (US 13 Bus.) in Bellefonte. In the 1980s, the western terminus of DE 4 was realigned from Chestnut Hill Road to the newly-built Christiana Parkway, terminating at DE 2 (now DE 279) and DE 896. (Full article...) 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Wilmington Dover 1 Wilmington New Castle 70,635 Newark Middletown 2 Dover Kent 38,079 3 Newark New Castle 33,673 4 Middletown New Castle 22,582 5 Smyrna New Castle/Kent 11,580 6 Milford Kent/Sussex 11,353 7 Seaford Sussex 7,861 8 Georgetown Sussex 7,427 9 Elsmere New Castle 5,981 10 New Castle New Castle 5,529 Categories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Delaware Delaware-related lists Buildings and structures in Delaware Communications in Delaware Delaware culture Economy of Delaware Education in Delaware Environment of Delaware Geography of Delaware Government of Delaware Health in Delaware History of Delaware Delaware law Military in Delaware Native American tribes in Delaware People from Delaware Politics of Delaware Professional wrestling in Delaware Science and technology in Delaware Delaware society Sports in Delaware Tourist attractions in Delaware Transportation in Delaware Works about Delaware Images of Delaware Delaware stubs New articles This list was generated from these rules. 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