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Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware Small historic stone building with arched windows, green doors, and two brick chimneys, surrounded by trees at Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington: Hagley Museum and Library Brandywine Creek Map of Delaware showing county boundaries, major cities, and neighboring states. The state is divided into New Castle, Kent, and Sussex counties, with Dover marked as the state capital, Wilmington as a major city in the north, and Georgetown as the county seat of Sussex. Surrounding states Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland are also labeled, and a small locator map highlights Delaware's position in the eastern United States.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia - Wilmington, Delaware, United States. May 16, 2026
Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Wilmington, Delaware, United States. May 15, 2024
Map added. May 30, 2023
Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia - Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Oct 15, 2022
Media added. Jan 11, 2022
Add new Web site: United States History - History of Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Feb 19, 2019
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Mar 18, 2013
Add new Web site: Maps of World - Wilmington Map. Mar 18, 2013
Population data updated. Sep 02, 2011
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Wilmington. Jul 21, 2008
Added new Web site: National Park Service - Fort Christina, Delaware. Jun 03, 2008
Added new Web site: Official Site of Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Oct 25, 2007
Article revised and updated. Mar 29, 2007
Article revised. Aug 23, 2002
Article revised. Mar 05, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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