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Delmarva is comprised of portions of Virginia and Maryland, and all of Delaware. It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. In colonial times, the Peninsula became home to residents whose origin included both Africa and Northern Europe.<ref>http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/dho/themes/index.html</ref> The peninsula is bounded on the East Coast by the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River and Delaware Bay and the West Coast by the Chesapeake Bay. | Delmarva is comprised of portions of Virginia and Maryland, and all of Delaware. It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. In colonial times, the Peninsula became home to residents whose origin included both Africa and Northern Europe.<ref>http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/dho/themes/index.html</ref> The peninsula is bounded on the East Coast by the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River and Delaware Bay and the West Coast by the Chesapeake Bay. | ||
==== African American ==== | ==== African American ==== | ||
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[http://mdlandrec.net/msa/stagser/s1700/s1741/cfm/index.cfm Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland] ~ Maryland Archives | [http://mdlandrec.net/msa/stagser/s1700/s1741/cfm/index.cfm Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland] ~ Maryland Archives | ||
==== Military ==== | ==== Military ==== | ||
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[http://www.facebook.com/TheDelmarvaDailyTimes Delmarva Daily Times] | [http://www.facebook.com/TheDelmarvaDailyTimes Delmarva Daily Times] | ||
==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
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[http://guide.mdsa.net/series.cfm?action=viewSeries&ID=S1430 Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775 ] ~ Maryland Archives | [http://guide.mdsa.net/series.cfm?action=viewSeries&ID=S1430 Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775 ] ~ Maryland Archives | ||
==== Societies and Libraries ==== | ==== Societies and Libraries ==== | ||