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This page about historic Delaware is a supplement to Delaware Social Studies where you will find additional material including history, colleges and universities, capital city profile, lesson plans, state government and more.
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Brief History of New Sweden in America ___Learn about the Swedish presence in colonial America from this page or check out the 75-year timeline by clicking on the relevant link. - Illustrated - From the Swedish Colonial Society - http://www.colonialswedes.org/History/History.html
Colonial Delaware ___A history of Delaware before statehood, with lots of information about how its 'ownership' changed hands several times. - Text only - From Henry William Elson - http://www.usahistory.info/colonies/Delaware.html
Delaware ___A good overview of the history of delaware, plus statistics, demographic information, and links to "... selected famous natives and residents." - Illustrated - From Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108194.html
Delaware Ghost Towns ___There ARE no ghost towns as yet reported on this
website. The webmaster asks viewers to submit any information they might have
about such places. There is, however, a dandy map that might prove useful to you
for projects. - Map - From Ghosttowns.com -
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/de/de.html
Delaware's Governors ___"There are multiple lists below for you to view. The
first list displays a heading and each governor in order by date of office. If
you click on the "heading" for each group it will display all Governors from
that time period. However you can also click on a Governor's name below the
heading and get a quick link to each individual should you choose to only read
about certain Governors." - Illustrated - From Russ Pickett -
http://www.russpickett.com/history/intrgovs.htm
Delaware's Historic Markers Program ___"The Delaware Public Archives operates a historical markers program as part of its mandate. Markers are placed at historically significant locations and sites across the state." From this page, you can search for a particular subject, or access markers by any of the state's three counties. - Text only - From Delaware Public Archives - http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/markers/markers-search.shtml
Delaware: History ___Topics include the Dutch West India Company, the Revolution, and anti-slavery. - Text only - From The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. - http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0857720.html
Delaware History Online - DelaWhen? ___A most excellent website, suitable for all grades, which is well worth the time you'll need to review all the information it offers. - Illustrated - From the Historical Society of Delaware - http://www.hsd.org/DHE/DHE_welcome.htm
Delaware, Timeline of State History __ "Recounts Delaware's history and heritage through a chronological timeline of important events and dates. Find quick facts and government resources for this small state." - From shgresources.com - http://www.shgresources.com/de/timeline/
Delaware U.S. Senators ___I don't know why this page is titled the way it is -- there's nothing here at all about U.S. Senators. However, you will find an historical timeline for the years from 1400 to 2003. - Text only - From Russ Picket - http://www.russpickett.com/history/detime.htm
Famous Delaware People Delawareans __ You will find a list of famous people
who are a part of the history of Delaware. - From 50states.com -
http://www.50states.com/bio/delaware.htm
Find a Grave - Delaware ___Brief biographies of 153 'famous' citizens, many with
information about their claims to fame, causes of death and burial places, and
photos. - Illustrated - From Find a Grave -
http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=state&FSstateid=10
Fort Delaware - History ___An excellent history of this strategic fortification from its beginnings through to the civil war and WWII. - Illustrated - From the Fort Delaware Society - http://www.visitthefort.com/historyx.html
Historical Museums of Delaware - A History Guide __ "Delaware history museums. Learn about historic Delaware and discover the Delaware history. Guide will help you locate Delaware history museums, Delaware historic homes and sites, old Delaware photos, old Delaware newspapers online, Delaware place histories, Delaware genealogy research data, DE history timelines and Delaware symbols." - illustrated - From censusfinder.com - http://www.censusfinder.com/delaware-historical-museums.htm
History of Delaware __ "The History of Delaware is the story of a small
American state, in the middle of the heart of the nation, and yet until recently
often isolated and even invisible to outsiders. Still, because of its geographic
location and settlement pattern it has been evenly divided on the key issues in
American history and has often seemed like the United States in miniature." This
and more. An encyclopedic article. - illustrated - From wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Delaware
Past Governor Caesar Rodney ___"Caesar Rodney rides through history as not only
Delaware's Hero but a Hero of America and its war of Independence. He held more
public offices than any other Delawarean before or since. He was a soldier,
judge, a delegate to the American Continental Congress, speaker of Delaware's
Assembly, President (Governor) of Delaware, a justice of the state's Supreme
Court, and held many other local offices. No known portrait of Caesar Rodney
exists." His biography is here. - Text only - From Russ Pickett -
http://www.state.de.us./facts/history/rodnbio.htm
State of Delaware History ___Not an attractive page, but the facts are here. -
Text only - From NorthEastern Genealogy -
http://www.negenealogy.com/de/de_state/history.htm
This Week in Delaware History ___Check in weekly to find a day-by-day listing of events in Delaware's past. - Text only - From the Dover Post Co. - http://www.middletowntranscript.com/pages/thisweek.html
The US50 - A Guide to the State of Delaware ___A general state history overview and brief biographies of historic figures. - Text only - From Erik Schubach and TheUS50.com - http://www.theus50.com/delaware/history.shtml
U.S. and Delaware History ___Following a few links to general U.S. history, you'll find many links to websites with information about various aspects of Delaware's history. - Text only - From Russ Pickett - http://www.russpickett.com/history/
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