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Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
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Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Map of Delaware highlighting its physical features, including rivers, bays, and canals such as the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. State boundaries are marked, with neighboring states Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland shown. Key water bodies like Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean border the state to the east, and notable points such as Cape Henlopen, Rehoboth Beach, and the highest point in the state are labeled. An inset locator map shows Delaware's position within the United States.
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Chesapeake and Delaware Canal: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added cross-references throughout. Feb 25, 2021
Invalidated site: Canal representation. Jan 06, 2015
Media added. Aug 14, 2008
Added new Web site: United States Department of Transportation - Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Bridge. Oct 24, 2007
Added new Web site: Philadelphia District - The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. Aug 29, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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