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Delaware and Hudson Canal
(Encyclopedia) Delaware and Hudson CanalDelaware and Hudson Canaldĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], former waterway, 108 mi (174 km) long, between Honesdale, Pa., and Eddyville, N.Y. (now in Kingston), linking…Delaware Aqueduct
(Encyclopedia) Delaware AqueductDelaware Aqueductdĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], SE N.Y., 85 mi (137 km) long, carrying water from the Rondout Reservoir, Sullivan co., SE into the New York City water system at…Delaware Bay
(Encyclopedia) Delaware Bay: see Delaware, river.Delaware Prophet
(Encyclopedia) Delaware ProphetDelaware Prophetdĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], fl. 18th cent., Native American leader. His real name is not known. He began preaching (c.1762) among the Delaware of the…Rodney, Caesar
(Encyclopedia) Rodney, Caesar, 1728–84, American political leader, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. near Dover, Del. He was a member of the Delaware assembly (1761–70, 1772–76), its…Raritan
(Encyclopedia) Raritan, river, 85 mi (137 km) long, rising in N central N.J., and flowing generally SE to Raritan Bay, an arm of Lower New York Bay, at Perth Amboy. Through pumping the Raritan…Chester, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Chester, city (2020 pop. 32,605), Delaware co., SE Pa., on the Delaware River south of Philadelphia; settled c.1644 by Swedes, inc. as a…Brewer's: Delaware
U.S. America, was granted by charter in 1701 to Lord De la Ware, who first explored the bay into which the river empties itself. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…Delaware Map
Delaware Profile More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities U.S. Geography U.S. Statistics U.S. Map Map…New Sweden
(Encyclopedia) New Sweden, Swedish colony (1638–55), on the Delaware River; included parts of what are now Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. With the support of Swedish statesman Axel…Trending
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