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Delaware

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Delaware, city, seat (1808) of Delaware county, central Ohio, U.S. It lies along the Olentangy River, 25 miles (40 km) north of Columbus. The Delaware Indians had a village in the vicinity before Col. Moses Byxbe of Massachusetts settled on the east bank of the river in 1804. The town was laid out in 1808 and became a popular health resort because of its close proximity to a sulfur spring. Ohio Wesleyan University (1842) was...

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