New Castle County, DE

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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