Download or read book A Gazetteer of Delaware (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Gannett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Gazetteer of Delaware Delaware was first settled by the Dutch in 1629. In 1638 the Swedes made a settlement and held the colony until 1655, when it was surrendered to the Dutch. In 1664 this region, with the other Dutch possessions, was acquired by the Duke of York. In 1682 this terri tory' passed from the Duke of York to William Penn by deed, and was held by him until 17 01, 'when be granted it a charter enabling its people to set up a separate-government. Delaware is one of the thirteen original States, and was the first to adopt the Constitution, taking this step December 7, 1787. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.