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==History==

==History==

Henry Hudson, under the Dutch flag is credited with Delawares discovery in 1609.  The following year Capt Samuel Argall of Virginia named Delaware for his colony's governor, Thomas West, Baron De La Warr. An attempted Dutch settlement failed in 1631.  Swedish colonization began at Fort Christina (now Wilmington) in 1638, but New Sewden fell to Dutch forces led by New Netherlands' governor Peter Stuyveant in 1655.  England took over the area in 1664.{http://factmonster.com} Delaware is the 45th most populous state <ref>[http://www.census.gov/population/projections/state/9525rank/deprsrel.txt]</ref>.  Originally founded as the "Three Lower Counties" of [[Pennsylvania]], in 1701 [[William Penn]] agreed to allow Delaware to have its own Assembly to meet in New Castle, while Pennsylvania's met in Philadephia.  Delaware was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and is known as the "First State".  This motto appears on Delaware's license plates.

Henry Hudson, under the Dutch flag is credited with Delawares discovery in 1609.  The following year Capt Samuel Argall of Virginia named Delaware for his colony's governor, Thomas West, Baron De La Warr. An attempted Dutch settlement failed in 1631.  Swedish colonization began at Fort Christina (now Wilmington) in 1638, but New Sewden fell to Dutch forces led by New Netherlands' governor Peter Stuyveant in 1655.  England took over the area in 1664.{http://www.factmonster.com} Delaware is the 45th most populous state <ref>[http://www.census.gov/population/projections/state/9525rank/deprsrel.txt]</ref>.  Originally founded as the "Three Lower Counties" of [[Pennsylvania]], in 1701 [[William Penn]] agreed to allow Delaware to have its own Assembly to meet in New Castle, while Pennsylvania's met in Philadephia.  Delaware was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and is known as the "First State".  This motto appears on Delaware's license plates.

==Geography==

==Geography==