Headnote
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, situated in the north part of Delaware, with Delaware bay and river on the east. Area, 456 square miles. Face of the country hilly and broken; soil, which is a strong clay, generally productive. Seats of justice, Wilmington and New Castle. Pop. in 1820, 27,899; in 1830, 29,710; in 1840, 33,120; in 1850, 42,390. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Delaware

New Castle County, Delaware (Fanning’s, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, situated in the north part of Delaware, with Delaware bay and river on the east. Area, 456 square miles. Face of the country hilly and broken; soil, which is a strong clay, generally productive. Seats of justice, Wilmington and New Castle. Pop. in 1820, 27,899; in 1830, 29,710; in 1840, 33,120; in 1850, 42,390.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 251.
Date Type
In northern Delaware, a work train crashes into the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, killing seven Crime/Disasters
Birthplace of
Name Type
New Castle, DE City or Town
Odessa, DE City or Town
Wilmington, DE City or Town
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