Delaware

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Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Delaware Bay, in turn named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor.

Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and some islands and territory within the Delaware River. It is the second-smallest and sixth-least populous state, but also the sixth-most densely populated. Delaware's largest city is Wilmington, while the state capital is Dover, the second-largest city in the state. The state is divided into three counties, having the lowest number of counties of any state; from north to south, they are New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County. While the southern two counties have historically been predominantly agricultural, New Castle is more urbanized, being part of the Delaware Valley Metropolitan Statistical Area centered on Philadelphia. Delaware's geography, culture, and history combine elements of the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, and Southern regions of the country.

Before its coastline was explored by Europeans in the 16th century, Delaware was inhabited by several groups of Native Americans, including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south. It was initially colonized by Dutch traders at Zwaanendael, near the present town of Lewes, in 1631. Delaware was one of the Thirteen Colonies that took part in the American Revolution. On December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, and has since been known as ''The First State''. Since the turn of the 20th century, Delaware is also a ''de facto'' onshore corporate haven, in which by virtue of its corporate laws, the state is the domicile of over half of all New York Stock Exchange-listed business and over three-fifths of the ''Fortune'' 500. Provided by Wikipedia
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    London, G. Earle, 1851.
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    Published 1797
    New-Castle [Del.] : Printed by Samuel and John Adams, 1797.
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    Published 1936
    Wilmington, Del. : Star Publishing Company, 1936.
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    Wilmington, Del. : James & Webb, printers.
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    Published 1972
    Charlottesville, Va. : Michie Company, 1972.
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    Published 1831
    [Wilmington] : [R. & J.B. Porter, printers], [1831?]
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    Published 1792
    Wilmington [Del.] : Printed by Peter Brynberg and Samuel Andrews, 1792.
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    Published 1927
    Wilmington : Reprint by the Star Publishing Co., 1927.
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    Published 1958
    [Dover?] : Supreme Court, State of Delaware, 1958.
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    Published 1923
    Newark, Del. : University of Delaware, c1923-c1962.
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    Published 1774
    [Philadelphia, 1774]
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    Published 1774
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    Published 1794
    Wilmington, Brynberg & Andrews [1794]
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    Published 1774
    New York, Gaine [1774?]
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    Philadelphia : T. & J.W. Johnson.
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    [Dover : Printed by A.M. Schee]
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    Philadelphia : T. & J.W. Johnson.
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    [Dover : Printed by A.M. Schee]
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    Published 1913
    Wilmington, Del. : Mercantile Print. Co., 1913-1969.
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    by Cooper, Richard Watson, 1866-
    Published 1923
    Newark, Del., University of Delaware Press, 1923.
    2 p. ̋., ix-xxxii, 389 p. front., illus., tables (1 fold.) diagrs. 28 cm.
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