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 == History  ==
-Lower Delmarva is comprised of Somerset, Worcester, Wicomico counties in Maryland and southern Sussex County in Delaware. &nbsp;It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. &nbsp;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>&nbsp; The peninsula is bounded on the East Coast by the Atlantic Ocean and the West Coast by the Chesapeake Bay.
+Delmarva is comprised of portions of Virginia and Maryland, and all of Delaware. &nbsp;It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. &nbsp;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>&nbsp; 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.
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