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Delaware | The Minqua or Delaware Indians were the earliest historical setters. The first Europeans in Delaware were Dutch who settled in 1631 at New Zwaanendael (later Lewes, Sussex, Delaware) as part of [[New_Netherland|New Netherland]]. The Swedish started a settlement in 1638 at Fort Christina (Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware) as part of [[New_Sweden|New Sweden]]. The New Sweden area was conquered by the New Netherland Dutch in 1655 and then by the English (British Empire) in 1664. Lord Baltimore's [[Portal:Maryland|Maryland]] Colony claimed as far north as Philadelphia from before the English conquest of New Netherland. From 1682 to 1776 the "three lower counties on the Delaware" River were part of the colony of [[Portal:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], <br> | ||
The Delaware River brought the original European settlers to Delaware. For more than three centuries it served as a waterway connecting many Delaware towns to each other and to Philadelphia. | The Delaware River brought the original European settlers to Delaware. For more than three centuries it served as a waterway connecting many Delaware towns to each other and to Philadelphia. | ||
A frequently used land migration route was from Philadelphia to Wilmington and then on to Baltimore. There was very little migration from New York and New Jersey to Delaware, but many people migrated back and forth among Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. | A frequently used land migration route was from Philadelphia to Wilmington and then on to Baltimore. There was very little migration from New York and New Jersey to Delaware, but many people migrated back and forth among Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. | ||
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