Also known as
  • New Castle, Delaware
New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles (10 km) south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River, at the head of Delaware Bay. In 1900, 3,380 people lived here; in 1910, 3,351. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 4,836. New Castle, Delaware was originally settled by the Dutch in 1651, under Peter Stuyvesant on the site of a former Indian village, "Tomakonck" ("Place of the Beaver"). The original name of New Castle was Fort Casimir... full article at wikipedia

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  • 39.6619
  • -75.5667
  • 3.0m
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  • 8.3km²
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  • 214379
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  • 1640
Date dissolved
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  • 4,862
  • 2000
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by dwiel Jul 29, 2008

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