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  Delaware City, Delaware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Delaware City is a city located in New Castle County, Delaware.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the city is $43,611, and the median income for a family is $50,294.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Delaware_City,_Delaware   (394 words)

  
 Delaware City, Delaware -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Delaware City is a city located in (Click link for more info and facts about New Castle County, Delaware) New Castle County, Delaware.
Delaware City is located at 39°34'29" North, 75°35'37" West (39.574704, -75.593631).
As of the (A period count of the population) census of 2000, there are 1,453 people, 567 households, and 395 families residing in the city.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/de/delaware_city,_delaware.htm   (494 words)

  
 Delaware Dmv   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The deed to the property that is now Delaware was granted to William Penn in 1682, by James, Duke of York (later, James II of England), and was part of the colony of Pennsylvania.
Part of the Line now forms the east-west boundary between Delaware and Maryland, and part of the north-south boundary between Pennsylvania and Delaware (this section, known as The Wedge was in dispute up till 1921), and some 80 of their original limestone markers remain.
Under Delaware law, a corporation need not have a physical presence in the state, save for a registered agent to accept service of legal process and pay the corporation's annual franchise taxes, and officers and directors do not have to reside in the state.
www.wwwtln.com /finance/60/delaware-dmv.html   (1097 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Delaware City, Delaware
New Castle County is the northern-most county of the three counties in the state of Delaware.
Marriage may be a relationship and bond between individuals (termed spouses -- a male spouse is a husband and a female spouse, a wife) that plays a key role in the definition of many families.
Cordelia W. Bennett is the mayor of Delaware City, Delaware.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Delaware-City,-Delaware   (831 words)

  
 Delaware Police Department
Apparently chain gangs were utilized quite frequently on the city streets and occasionally the city paid individuals to feed and house the chain gangs.
The number of city police officers varied from one Marshal and two Deputies in the late 1850's, to a Marshal and five Policemen in 1903, when the Marshal system was eliminated and the Police Department was restructured.
The City has sufficient ground on South Henry Street for the purpose, and access to stone is all that could be desired.
www.delaware43015.com /Police/police.html   (5512 words)

  
 Delaware City
Delaware City, located on the Delaware River and the original Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, is an historic port of history.
Blessed with a rich architectural heritage still evident in the buildings along the wide, tree-lined streets, it is the perfect spot to shop for antiques, relax, and enjoy outdoor activities.
Civil War enthusiasts pass through Delaware City for the ride aboard the 3 Forts Ferry to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.
www.delawarecity.info   (81 words)

  
 Delaware City - City of Delaware City
Delaware City was founded in the early 1800's and was first called Newbold's Landing, after the developer who laid out the town in anticipation of the construction of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
Delaware City is a municipality operating under a Charter granted by the Delaware General Assembly.
The essentially volunteer Mayor and Council appoint a City Manager who is chief administrative officer of the government, responsible for the day-to-day operation of the City.
www.delawarecity.info /citydelcity.html   (461 words)

  
 The Delaware, Oh Web Page(TM) - Information for Visitors (Tour) - K-12 Education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Delaware City School District is a quality-focused educational system with a comprehensive curriculum designed to meet the learning needs of all students.
The mission of Delaware JVS is to prepare youth and adults to enter, compete and advance in an ever-changing workforce that demands a commitment to lifelong learning.
Delaware Christian School was founded in l973 with a kindergarten class and has grown to 320 students in a complete K-12 program.
www.delaware.org /vb/tour07.htm   (1522 words)

  
 Delaware State Park
Delaware State Park rests in the midst of the fertile agricultural till plains of Delaware County.
Delaware Lake was created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with the construction of a flood control dam in 1951.
North on U.S. 23, 5 miles North of the city of Delaware, park entrance is on the East side of the road at the traffic light.
www.dnr.state.oh.us /parks/parks/delaware.htm   (999 words)

  
 Delaware   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Delaware was one of the thirteen colonies which revolted against British rule in the American Revolution.
After the Revolution began in 1776, the three counties became "The Delaware State," and in 1792 that entity adopted its first constitution, declaring itself to be the "State of Delaware." Its first governors went by the title of "President of the Delaware State".
Delaware is bounded to the north by Pennsylvania, to the east by the Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean and to the west and south by Maryland.
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 US Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District
Locks to pass vessels through the waterway's various levels were constructed at Delaware City and St. Georges, Del., and two at Chesapeake City, Md. Each measured 100 feet long and 22 feet wide and was eventually enlarged to 220 feet in length and 24 feet in width.
As boats passed through at Chesapeake City, the equivalent of a full lock of water was lost to the lower-lying portion of the canal.
By 1927 the eastern entrance at Delaware City had been relocated several miles south at Reedy Point, Del. All locks (except the one at Delaware City) were removed and the waterway was converted to a sea-level operation at 12 feet deep and 90 feet wide.
www.nap.usace.army.mil /sb/c&d.htm   (2427 words)

  
 Delaware State Symbols Capital Constitution Flags Maps Song
the Delaware state flag has a background of colonial blue surrounding a diamond of buff color in which the coat of arms of the state is placed.
Below the diamond are the words "December 7, 1787," indicating the day on which Delaware was the first state to ratify the United States constitution.
Because of this action, Delaware became the first state in the Union, and is, therefore, accorded the first position in such national events as presidential inaugurations.
www.50states.com /delaware.htm   (326 words)

  
 RICHARD HAYES PHILLIPS : ANOTHER STOLEN ELECTION
Delaware County, located just north of Columbus, is the fastest-growing county in Ohio.
It is in Delaware City, the population center (25,243 in 2000) and the county seat, where the most questionable election results were reported.
All 12 of John Kerry’s best precincts in the county, as measured in percentage of votes cast for president, were located in Delaware City.
web.northnet.org /minstrel/delaware.htm   (396 words)

  
 Welcome to the Official Fort Delaware Society Webpage
Fort Delaware is located on Pea Patch Island in the middle of the Delaware River about halfway between Delaware City, Delaware and Fort Mott, New Jersey.
Fort Delaware State Park is closed except for special tours from the beginning of October to the end of April.
Delaware City can be reached by traveling south of Wilmington on US Routes 1 and 13 and traveling east on Delaware State Route 72 and Route 9.
www.del.net /org/fort   (1301 words)

  
 Inner City Press' Delaware Reporter
ICP and the Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council have advocated throughout the first half of 2000 concerning a bank that Dutch insurer ING is planning to open in Wilmington, Delaware.
Inner City Press/Community on the Move (ICP) and the Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council (DCRAC) challenged GMAC’s application -- as reported in the American Banker newspaper of September 22, 1998, “GMAC Mortgage Corp’s application for a thrift charter is drawing fire from community activists, who say that the company’s CRA commitment is inadequate...
Delaware Savings, a federal savings bank based in Wilmington, Del., has only mortgage-lending offices in Florida.” Further noteworthy: despite this Florida office (and the reference to other offices), the FFIEC 1997 HMDA data base, for DSB in conventional home purchase and refinance loans, reports only loans in the Wilmington MSA.
www.innercitypress.org /delbeat.html   (10633 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Delaware, city, United States, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
20,030), seat of Delaware co., central Ohio, on the Olentangy River; inc. as a city 1903.
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.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/D/Delawar-ci.html   (179 words)

  
 Fort Delaware - Tour the Fort
The mouth of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is exactly opposite to the Fort on the Delaware side.
Fort Delaware State Park is accessible by boat from Delaware City, Delaware.
Fort Delaware State Park is open weekends and holidays from the last weekend in April through the last weekend in September.
www.visitthefort.com /touring.html   (969 words)

  
 The Delaware, Ohio Web Page (TM)
The Delaware area offers the best there is in life: tree-lined streets with beautiful homes both old and new, unique shopping and dining locations, and the cultural and educational environment of a liberal arts university.
The Columbus Zoo, located in southern Delaware County, is one of the best zoos in the nation.
The Delaware, Ohio Web Page is owned and operated by Point and Click Software, Inc. For more information, please read the disclaimer.
www.delaware.org   (301 words)

  
 Delaware City News
A New Jersey man who died Sunday in a nitrogen-filled tank at the Valero refinery near Delaware City was a veteran boilermaker and safety trainer who was unlikely to take risks or act carelessly, a longtime...
Delaware City- Delaware State Police are investigating an industrial accident that occurred this morning at approximately 12:05 a.m., at the Valero Chemical Plant located on Wrangle Hill Road.
Delaware's Recycling Public Advisory Council is nearing its Dec. 31 deadline to submit a proposal for a mandatory recycling program to the legislature.
www.topix.net /city/delaware-city-de   (585 words)

  
 Delaware City, Delaware DE Home Improvement Contractors
In 1785 Oliver Evans of Newport, Delaware invented the automatic flour-milling machinery that revolutionized the industry.
The American holly is the official Delaware state tree.
ServiceMagic has helped homeowners in Delaware find prescreened and customer-rated home improvement contractors to meet their home improvement needs.
www.servicemagic.com /d.Delaware_City.DE.html   (147 words)

  
 Delaware City, Delaware.
FORT DELAWARE STATE PARK,located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River across from Delaware City, is one of Delaware's most cherished historic sites.
The Fort began operation in 1863 an auxiliary gun battery for Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island and was part of the principal defense structure for the Delaware River.
The Texaco refinery located near Delaware City, is one of the major industrial facilities in this area.
www.del.net /org/dc   (752 words)

  
 Delaware City Division Of Fire @ Firehouse.com Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Delaware City Division Of Fire proudly protects 22500 people living in an area of 12.2 square miles.
Union City is located in Central Western Ohio along the Ohio/Indiana border.
Union City is a very nice community to raise a family.
departments.firehouse.com /dept/DelawareOH   (236 words)

  
 Delaware City Delaware Hotels & Motels - Save
The Best Western Delaware Inn & Conference Center is conveniently located in the heart of New Castle County and central to Wilmington, Philadelphia, New Jersey and Maryland.
Delaware is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from cities like Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Washington, D.C. Let us be your host while you are on vacation or business trip.
Nearby Cities: · Bear · Carneys Point, NJ · Elkton, MD · New Castle · Newark · Pennsville, NJ · Swedesboro, NJ · Wilmington
www.travelforecaster.com /hotels/delaware_city/de/usa   (346 words)

  
 Delaware Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
Delaware (base map) JPEG format (102K) County boundaries and names, county seats, rivers.
Delaware and Maryland (reference map) JPEG format (196K) Shaded relief map with state boundaries, forest cover, place names, major highways.
Delaware and Maryland (reference map) PDF format (144K) Shaded relief map with state boundaries, forest cover, place names, major highways.
www.lib.utexas.edu /maps/delaware.html   (214 words)

  
 Rideshare Delaware's Cool City Cars
On September 21st RideShare Delaware was awarded a Creative Excellence Award as selected by the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT).
RideShare Delawares Cool City Car design incorporates a variety of commute modes available throughout the state along with a scenic depictions of important state land marks such as Delaware's shore line, Rodney Square and the University of Delaware Football stadium.
The RideShare Delaware Cool City Car design was developed by Alison Cramer and Drew Teter, Newark High School art students.
www.tmadelaware.org /rsd/coolcity   (294 words)

  
 Chesapeake City Books by Robert Hazel
Journey back in time over a half century ago to the small, rural canal town of Chesapeake City, Maryland, nestled in the shadow of the steel lift bridge spanning the canal.
See the town, its life, and its people through the eyes of a young boy as he scrambles from one adventure to the next.
And there are thousands of such books: Delaware authors have been prolific.
www.chesapeakecitybooks.com   (600 words)

  
 HM USA Travel Guide - Delaware Tourism
Tourism and travel guide to the State of Delaware, USA with online hotel reservations, interactive maps and information about tours, attractions, restaurants, shopping, weather and more.
The Town of Fenwick Island is the southern most town in the state of Delaware and is nestled between the ocean and the bay
The Association of Delaware Shore Inns and Bed and Breakfasts
www.hm-usa.com /states/de.html   (152 words)

  
 2nd Annual   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Swim: 1500 meter swim from Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island situated in the middle of the Delaware River.
Located across the street from Ft. DE State Park Office; 38 Clinton Street, Delaware City, DE 19706.
We will transport back to Delaware City for you in a designated area near transition area.
www.piranha-sports.com /escape.html   (1581 words)

  
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The Olde Canal Inn is a historic country inn built in 1826 on the Delaware
A number of historic sites are adjacent and visible from the inn.
Delaware Canal, the Delaware City waterfront (now a park) and the port at Old New
www.oldecanalinn.com   (152 words)

  
 Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control
To view and learn more about the plan that ensures the health and survival of wildlife in our state, click here.
Tom Brokaw described the Greatest Generation as those who "served their country with valor, then came home and transformed America." Meet some of these extraordinary men and women and hear stories of their experiences overseas and on the home front during the dangerous, exhilarating years of World War II.
It's the mission of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to protect and manage the state's vital natural resources, protect public health and safety, provide quality outdoor recreation and to serve and educate the citizens of the First State about the wise use, conservation and enhancement of Delaware's Environment.
www.dnrec.delaware.gov   (308 words)

  
 Delaware Ohio Real Estate Relocation Realtor ® Community Profile - NoPlaceLikeHome.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
s the county seat of Delaware County, the city of Delaware
Click Here to Visit the Home Page for the City of Delaware.
For Information on The Delaware County Fair, Click Here.
www.noplacelikehome.com /profiles/delaware.html   (106 words)

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