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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Delaware del´ewâr, -wer , city (1990 pop. 20,030), seat of Delaware co., central Ohio, on the Olentangy River; inc. as a city 1903. A trade center in a fertile farm area, it also has some manufacturing. Ohio Wesleyan Univ. is in Delaware, which is also the birthplace of President Rutherford B. Hayes. During the War of 1812, the city served as Gen. William Henry Harrison 's headquarters. Author not available, DELAWARE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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...they lived in what is now New Jersey, Delaware, E Pennsylvania, and SE New York. They...or the Lenape and were given the name Delaware by the settlers because they lived in the vicinity of the Delaware River. The Delaware evolved into a loose... Read more

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...with Pennsylvania (N); New Jersey (E) is across the Delaware Bay and Delaware R. Facts and FiguresArea, 2,057 sq mi (5,328 sq...Together with Eastern Shore Maryland and Virginia, Delaware occupies the Delmarva peninsula. It lies on the... Read more

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