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The area now known as Wilmington was settled by the Lenape (or Delaware Indian) band led by Sachem (Chief) Mattahorn just before Henry Hudson sailed up the Len-api Hanna ("People Like Me River", present Delaware River) in 1609.
Apr 9, 2013 · Wilmington was the first permanent European settlement in Delaware and the only Swedish colony in North America. Its founder, Dutchman Peter Minuit, had been director-general of the Dutch colony of New Netherland.
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RG# 5100. The first Europeans to colonize that area of Delaware where Wilmington is now located were the Swedes who, in 1638, established a colony here which they called New Sweden, and built a fort named Christina, after their Queen. In 1654, the Governor of New Sweden seized a nearby Dutch fortification, and a year later, the Dutch retaliated ...
The City of Wilmington, like most eastern cities, has been evolving for over 350 years. After periods of Swedish (1638), then Dutch (1655), then British (1664) colonization, the area stabilized under British rule (with Quaker influence) and was granted a borough charter in 1739 by the King of England which changed the name from Willington ...
Aug 14, 1998 · Wilmington, DE Area Codes: List, Map, and Phone Lookup. The city of Wilmington is in the state of Delaware. It has the following active area codes:
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