New Castle County, Delaware
Delaware’s largest city and the New Castle County seat originated as a colonial trading area and ferry crossing and later became one of the country’s most vital industrial and chemical-producing centers.

Dutch (The) and The Netherlands
The Old Dutch House in New Castle, Delaware, dates to the seventeenth century and is believed to be one of the oldest houses in Delaware. Henry Hudson, who was employed by the Dutch East India Company, anchored in Delaware Bay in 1609, and claimed the country for the Dutch.

Though it existed for less than twenty years, the colony of New Sweden had lasting effects on the Greater Philadelphia area. Historical sites from the colony remain standing to this day.

The Lower Counties, once a part of Pennsylvania that eventually became the state of Delaware, included Fort Christina, built by the New Sweden Company in 1638. The site is now part of the First State National Historical Park.

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