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Delaware River Basin Compact

(Encyclopedia) Delaware River Basin CompactDelaware River Basin Compactdĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], providing for the utilization and development of the water resources of the Delaware River basin. In 1961…

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…

Gloucester City

(Encyclopedia) Gloucester City, city (2020 pop. 11,484), Camden co., SW N.J., on the Delaware River, a suburb adjoining Camden and opposite…

Phillipsburg

(Encyclopedia) Phillipsburg, town (1990 pop. 15,757), Warren co., NW N.J., on the Delaware River opposite Easton, Pa.; settled 1739, inc. 1861. It is a railroad and industrial center in a farm area.…

Kensico Reservoir

(Encyclopedia) Kensico ReservoirKensico Reservoirkĕnˈzĭkō [key], c.4 sq mi (10 sq km), SE N.Y., N of White Plains, formed by Kensico Dam (completed 1915) on the Bronx River. A principal unit in the…

Schuylkill

(Encyclopedia) SchuylkillSchuylkillsk&oomacr;lˈkĭlˌ, sk&oomacr;ˈkəl [key] [Du.,=hidden creek], river, c.130 mi (210 km) long, rising in Schuylkill co., E central Pa. and flowing generally SE…

Chesapeake and Delaware Canal

(Encyclopedia) Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, sea-level canal, 19 mi (31 km) long, 250 ft (76 m) wide, and 27 ft (8.2 m) deep, connecting the head of Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River. Built in…

Tinicum Island

(Encyclopedia) Tinicum IslandTinicum Islandtĭnˈĭkəm [key], area in the Delaware River, SW of Philadelphia, separated from the mainland by creeks and marshes. Site of the first European settlement in…

Morrisville

(Encyclopedia) Morrisville, borough (1990 pop. 9,765), Bucks co., SE Pa., on the Delaware River opposite Trenton, N.J.; settled c.1624 by the Dutch West India Company, inc. 1804. Water pumps,…

Delaware, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) DelawareDelawaredĕlˈəwâr, –wər [key], river, c.280 mi (450 km) long, rising in the Catskill Mts., SE N.Y., in east and west branches, which meet at Hancock. It flows SE along the New…