#CBS3SummerFest: Kalmar Nyckel Tall Ship Of Delaware
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Kalmar Nyckel Voyage From Lewes To Wilmington
I joined the crew of the Kalmar Nyckel for the trip back home in Wilmington from the Cape May/Lewes Ferry terminal.
I am a member of the volunteer crew and it was a thrill to finally sail.
The singing at the begining is the crew on the pier at the Ferry Terminal, the first song is:
Roll Down
The anchors are weighed and the sails are unfurled
ROLL DOWN
We're bound for to take you halfway round the world
WALK AROUND ME BRAVE BOYS AND ROLL DOWN
AND WE WILL ROLL DOWN
WALK AROUND ME BRAVE BOYS AND ROLL DOWN
In the white Bay of Biscay the seas will run high
These poor simple transports, they'll wish they could die
When the white coast of Africa it do appear
These poor simple transports will tremble with fear
When the Cape of Good Hope it is rounded at last
These poor simple transports will long for the past
When these great southern whales on the quarter do spout
These poor simple transports, they'll goggle and shout
And when we draw near to the New Holland strand
These poor simple transports, will long for the land
And when we set sail for old England's shore
These poor simple transports, we'll see them no more
And when we arrive on old England's shore
Those beds and these talents we'll make 'em to roar
Then sweet ladies of Plymouth, we'll pay all your rent
Go roving no more till our money's all spent. Next is:
Strike The Bell
Up on the poop deck and walking about,
There is the second mate so steady and so stout;
What he is a-thinkin' of he doesn't know himself
And we wish that he would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.
Strike the bell second mate, let us go below;
Look well to windward you can see it's gonna blow;
Look at the glass, you can see it has fell,
Oh we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell.
Down on the main deck and workin' at the pumps,
There is the larboard watch just longing for their bunks;
Look out to windward, you can see a great swell,
And we wish that you would hurry up and strike, strike the bell
CHORUS
Forward on the forecastle head and keepin' sharp lookout,
There is Johnny standin', a-longin' fer to shout,
Lights' a-burnin' bright sir and everything is well,
And he's wishin' that the second mate would strike, strike the bell.
CHORUS
Aft at the wheelhouse old Anderson stands,
Graspin' at the helm with his frostbitten hands,
Lookin' at the compass through the course is clear as hell
And he's wishin' that the second mate would strike, strike the bell.
CHORUS
Aft on the quarter deck our gallant captain stands,
Lookin' out to windward with a spyglass in his hand,
What he is a-thinkin' of we know very well,
He's thinkin' more of shortenin' sail than strikin' the bell.
CHORUS
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Traditional. Hugill lists three shore songs which have the same
tune as this pumping chantey: the Scottish tune Ring the Bell
Watchman, the Australian tune from the shearing sheds, Click Go
the Shears, and the Welsh air Twill Back y Clo.
At the end of the watch (8 hours), everyone is ready to lay
below, and the last thing anyone wishes to hear is a call for all
hands.
Followed by Christopher Cross' Sailing.
In 1986 a group of citizens in Wilmington, Delaware established the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, whose primary source of funding comes from the taxpayers of the State of Delaware along with donations from corporations and individuals to design, to build and launch a re-creation of the Kalmar Nyckel. The ship was built at a shipyard in Wilmington on the Christina river near the original 1628 Swedish settler's landing site at Fort Christina. It was launched on September 28, 1997 and commissioned on May 9, 1998. The re-creation measures 93 feet overall with a 25 foot beam, a 12 foot draft, and displaces 300 tons.
The ship is operated and maintained by a volunteer staff, under the leadership of a paid captain, boatswain, and a chief mate. In November 2006 the captain of the new Kalmar Nyckel, David W. Hiott, who skippered it for nine seasons, died suddenly, from the effects of recurring melanoma. Captain Lauren Morgens took over as Captain April 1, 2007, with Captain Sharon Litcofsky, Chief Mate/Relief Captain and Corey Young, Second Mate/Education Officer.
The Foundation is now entering into its 11th season. Volunteers maintain the ship, run the education program, and sail from port to port.
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Kalmar Nyckel is a full-scale re-creation of the Dutch pinnace that brought the founders of the colony of New Sweden on the Delaware (now Wilmington, Delaware) from Europe to America in 1638. The original Kalmar Nyckel made four roundtrip crossings of the Atlantic, more than any other documented ship of the American colonial era. She played an important role as one of America’s pioneering colonial ships, but her story has never been widely told.
The new Kalmar Nyckel was launched in 1997, very close to the site of the original ship’s landing at “the Rocks.” She was the last ship built in Wilmington on the Christina River, one of the nation’s most important shipbuilding centers over the 300 years preceding her launch.
Kalmar Nyckel is a floating classroom, teaching students of all ages about Delaware’s rich maritime and colonial history, and a goodwill ambassador for the state of Delaware. She sails more than 3,000 miles each year, from Delaware to ports along the eastern seaboard from Virginia to New England. Except for a handful of USCG-certified officers, she is sailed and maintained by a crew of 300 volunteers.
KALMAR NYCKEL HISTORICAL TALK RYAN GINGO
The Kalmar-Nyckel Foundation supports this ship, which is THE official tall ship for the State of Delaware. This historical talk by Ryan Gingo, touches upon aspects of its proud heritage and unique circumstances that makes it a wonderful educational and nautical experience for all. Please excuse the distracting extraneous sounds, as the narrator did not wear a lapel microphone for this talk to allow for easier listening.
Fort Christina National Landmark Re-Opening
Federal, state and local officals held a ribbon cutting for the Fort Christina National Landmark Re-Opening on July 19, 2016 at the park in the city of Wilmington. U.S. Senator Thomas R. Carper led the effort to create a national park in Delaware, which includes Fort Christina. The National Park Service, the Old Swedes Foundation, Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, Riverfront Development Corporation and the Delaware Department of State Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs have partnered to educate the public about Wilmington's connection to the Christina River.
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Things to do in Wilmington DE
Hagley Museum and Library,
Nemours Mansion and Gardens,
Grand Opera House,
New Candlelight Theatre,
Delaware Art Museum,
Bellevue State Park,
Wilmington and Western Railroad,
Frawley Stadium,
Brandywine Creek State Park,
Delaware Theatre Company,
Rockford Park & Tower,
Can Do Playground,
World Cafe Live at the Queen,
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts,
Rockwood Museum,
Russell W. Peterson Wildlife Refuge,
Alapocas Run State Park,
Delaware Children's Museum,
Old Swedes Church,
Concord Mall,
Wilmington Riverwalk,
The Playhouse on Rodney Square,
DuPont Environmental Education Center,
Saint Anthony of Padua Church,
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation,
Brandywine Zoo,
Delaware Park ,
Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park,
Casino at Delaware Park,
The Nomad Bar,
Delaware Children's Theatre,
Comegys Pub,
The Massage Center,
Kelly's Logan House,
Delaware History Museum,
St Hedwig Church,
Wilmington Applebee's,
1984,
Wilderness Canoe Trips day trips,
Pleasant Hill Lanes,
Trolley Square/Westend,
Riverfront Market,
Delaware Toy & Miniature Museum,
Father Tucker Memorial Park,
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River Taxi,
Famous Jack's,
MOJO 13,
Kirkwood Applebee's,
Hak's Sports Bar,
Highlands Art Garage,
Stratosphere Trampoline Park,
Wilmington Trolley,
Rocco's Italian Grill and Bar,
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Old Swedes Church - Wilmington, Delaware
Back to 1638, when Swedish and Finnish settlers arrived on the Kalmar Nyckel and Fogel Grip and established Fort Christina in what is now Wilmington, Delaware. The Old Swedes site was used as a burial ground for the Fort, but also may have been used earlier by the Lenape Native Americans. Constructed between 1698-1699 the Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church was to serve the Swedish community that remained in the English colony of Pennsylvania after Swedish Lutheran missionary Erik Björk arrived in 1697.
Old Swedes Church is one of the very few surviving remnants of the New Sweden Colony in the Delaware Valley, and one of the oldest structures in Delaware.
Starting A Colony - Thinking Economically
This in-class education program was developed by the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation in conjunction with the Delaware Department of Education (DOE) as part of the 5th grade economics curriculum. Our Starting a Colony lesson teaches economic literacy and decision-making skills based on Kalmar Nyckel's first voyage to North America in 1638, the one that founded the colony of New Sweden in what would become Delaware. It can also be used to teach or reinforce basic economic concepts for any grade level.
New Sweden
New Sweden was a Swedish colony along the lower reaches of Delaware River in North America from 1638 to 1655 in the present-day American Mid-Atlantic states of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Fort Christina, now in Wilmington, Delaware, was the first settlement. Along with Swedes and Finns, a number of the settlers were Dutch. New Sweden was conquered by the Dutch in 1655, during the Second Northern War, and incorporated into New Netherland.
New Sweden Centre settler trunks
An overview of the activities of the New Sweden Centre of Wilmington, Del. Our museum without walls is now offering settlers trunks, an educational aid to teaching Swedish history in the Delaware Valley.
Old Swede Church Wilmington Delaware
Visit to Old Swede Church Wilmington Delaware where one of my ancestors is buried. Thomas Coxe buried here in 1801.
WITN's 'Big Picture' presents Old Swedes Church Joins First State National Historical Park
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Old Swedes Church to Join First State National Historical Park
WILMINGTON, Del. – On Monday, May 11, 2015, at 10 a.m. at Old Swedes Church, the Reverend Patricia Downing, Rector of Trinity Parish, will sign the cooperative easement agreement adding Old Swedes Church to the First State National Historical Park. Senator Carper, the driving force behind the Park’s creation, will also attend.
When: Monday May 11, 2015
Time: 10 – 10:45 a.m.
Where: Old Swedes Church, 606 N. Church Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
Press parking in the parking lot off Church
Old Swedes Church, in Wilmington, Delaware, is the oldest church in the United States standing as originally built and still in use as a house of worship. It was erected in 1698–1699 by descendants of the Swedish colonists who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Kalmar Nyckel in 1638. The pulpit is the oldest known pulpit in the United States. Reflecting over three hundred years of American history, Old Swedes Church has a unique story to share.
“We have worked with Senator Carper and the National Park Service for nearly a decade to make this day a reality,” said Rev. Downing. “Today, we add a jewel in the heart of Wilmington to Delaware’s National Historical Park. Fifteen generations have worshiped in and preserved Old Swedes Church. We are now preserving it for the generations who follow us, both as an active church, and as a place to celebrate Delaware’s history.”
“Our dream of telling Delaware’s important story in the settlement and founding of our country is coming true,” said U.S. Sen. Tom Carper. “I am so thrilled that Old Swedes Church is a part of Delaware’s National Park so visitors from near and far will learn about life for the early settlers of our great nation.”
On December 9th, 2014, Congress approved the First State National Historical Park Act of 2013, creating the first and only national park in Delaware. The legislation that passed incorporated Old Swedes Church, along with three other new sites (Fort Christina, John Dickinson Plantation, and the Ryves Hold House) into First State NHP. The legislation also officially changed First State National Monument in Delaware to First State National Historical Park. Similar to the national monument, the First State National Historical Park will focus on Delaware’s history, from early Dutch, Swedish and English settlements through Delaware becoming the first state.
“Old Swedes Church is an imperative addition to the First State National Historical Park,” said Ethan McKinley, Superintendent of the First State National Historical Park. “Old Swedes links Delaware to the earliest days of its existence as a colonial settlement, and Delaware’s history echoes from every stone, grave marker, and pew.”
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Carl Milles - Silver Medal - Gustav Vasa's 400th Anniversary 1523-1923 - VERY RARE
Carl Milles - Silver Medal - Gustav Vasa's 400th Anniversary 1523-1923 - VERY RARE
Beautiful medal in SILVER, 55.76mm, 98.55, Uncirculated, EF/UNC. An opportunity to acquire a work sculpted by one of Sweden's most prominent artists - Carl Milles.
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Gustav Vasas portrait. Inscription GVSTAV WASA SVERIGES KONVNG. On the shoulder engravers name Carl Milles
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The old castel of Stockholms an the inscription: STOCKHOLM MOTTOG BEFRIAREN MIDSOMMAREN 1523
Historical background (Source Wikipedia)
Carl Milles; (23 June 1875 – 19 September 1955) was a Swedish sculptor. He was married to artist Olga Milles and brother to Ruth Milles and half brother to the architect Evert Milles. Carl Milles sculpted the Gustaf Vasa statue at the Stockholm Nordic Museum, the Poseidon statue in Gothenburg, the Orpheus group outside the Stockholm Concert Hall, and the Fountain of Faith in Falls Church, Virginia. His home near Stockholm, Millesgården, became his resting place and is now a museum.
Milles (June 23, 1875 – September 19, 1955) was born Carl Wilhelm Andersson, son of lieutenant Emil Mille Andersson and his wife Walborg Tisell, at Lagga outside Uppsala in 1875. In 1897 he made what he thought would be a temporary stop in Paris on his way to Chile, where he was due to manage a school of gymnastics. However, he remained in Paris, where he studied art, working in Auguste Rodin's studio and slowly gaining recognition as a sculptor. In 1904 he and Olga moved to Munich.
Two years later they settled in Sweden, buying property on Herserud Cliff on Lidingö, a large island near Stockholm. Millesgården was built there between 1906 and 1908 as the sculptor's private residence and workspace. It was turned into a foundation and donated to the Swedish people in 1936.
In 1931, American publisher George Gough Booth brought Milles to Cranbrook Educational Community, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, to serve as his sculptor in residence. Part of Booth's arrangement with his principal artists was that they were expected to create major commissions outside the Cranbrook environment.
Sculpture at Fort Christina
In 1938, for the 300th anniversary of the founding of New Sweden, the country commissioned a sculpture by Milles featuring a replica of the Kalmar Nyckel, the ship which originally brought the Swedish colonists to America. The sculpture is located at Fort Christina in Wilmington, Delaware, near the landing site where the colonists arrived in 1638.
In America he is best known for his fountains. Milles's fountain group The Wedding of the Waters in St. Louis symbolizes the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers merging just upstream. Commissioned in 1936 and unveiled in May 1940 to a crowd of about 3000 people, the fountain caused a local uproar because of its playful, irreverent, naked, and nearly cartoonish figures, and because Milles had conceived the group as a wedding party. Local officials insisted that the name be changed to The Meeting of the Waters.
Outside Detroit's Frank Murphy Hall of Justice is a Carl Milles statue, The Hand of God, which was sculpted in honor of Frank Murphy, Detroit Mayor, Michigan Governor, and United States Supreme Court Associate Justice. The statue was placed on a pedestal with the help of sculptor Marshall Fredericks. The statue was commissioned by the United Automobile Workers, and paid for by individual donations from UAW members. The Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, an annual award for research on entrepreneurship, consists of a replica statuette of The Hand of God and a prize of 100,000 euros.
Milles Indian head
Photographs of his sculptures, taken for a monograph on Milles, are now held in the Carl Milles Photograph Collection, c. 1938–1939, in the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Milles and his wife returned to Sweden in 1951, and lived in Millesgården every summer until Milles's death in 1955. They spent winters in Rome, where the American Academy had supplied them with a studio. Milles and his wife, Olga, who died in 1967 in Graz, Austria, are buried in a small stone chapel, designed by Milles, at Millesgården. Because Swedish law requires burial on sacred ground, it took the assistance of the then reigning Gustaf VI Adolf to allow this resting place.
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Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington (Lenape: Paxahakink, Pakehakink) is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, who was prime minister in the reign of George II of Great Britain.
According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 70,851, a decrease of 2.4% from 2000.
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Wilmington, Delaware | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:12 1 History
00:07:20 2 Geography
00:09:29 2.1 Surrounding municipalities
00:09:38 2.2 Climate
00:11:00 3 Demographics
00:12:54 4 Government
00:13:49 5 Neighborhoods
00:14:01 5.1 North of the Brandywine River
00:15:16 5.2 East of I-95
00:17:27 5.3 West of I-95
00:21:45 5.4 Historic districts and Conservation District
00:22:18 5.5 Gallery
00:22:26 6 Public safety
00:22:34 6.1 Crime
00:24:22 6.2 Police
00:25:26 6.3 Fire department and EMS
00:26:11 7 Economy
00:29:25 7.1 Top employers
00:30:07 8 Arts and culture
00:30:37 8.1 Ethnic festivals
00:32:07 8.2 Music festivals
00:32:57 8.3 Holiday events
00:33:19 9 Wilmington Riverfront
00:34:30 10 Media
00:34:38 10.1 Radio and television
00:36:13 10.2 Newspaper
00:36:47 10.3 Portrayal of Wilmington in popular culture
00:38:42 11 Infrastructure
00:38:51 11.1 Transportation
00:43:28 11.2 Utilities
00:44:07 11.3 Health care
00:45:01 12 Sports and recreation
00:45:10 12.1 Sports
00:46:01 12.2 Outdoor recreation
00:46:54 12.3 Running events
00:48:09 12.4 Cycling
00:48:54 12.5 Golf
00:49:07 13 Education
00:51:16 13.1 Universities and colleges
00:51:33 14 Points of interest
00:52:11 15 Sister cities
00:52:38 15.1 Partner city
00:52:49 16 See also
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Wilmington (Lenape: Paxahakink / Pakehakink) is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It is at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine River, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. Wilmington was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, who was prime minister in the reign of George II of Great Britain.
As of the 2018 United States Census estimate, the city's population is 70,635. It is the fifth least populous city in the U.S. to be the most populous in its state. The Wilmington Metropolitan Division, comprising New Castle County, DE, Cecil County, MD and Salem County, NJ, had an estimated 2016 population of 719,876. The Delaware Valley metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey, had a 2016 population of 6,070,500, and a combined statistical area of 7,179,357.
The Rocks at Old Swedes Landing
In September of 2012, Delaware's Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs partnered with DNREC and John Milner Associates to perform a Geomorphological Assessment at Fort Christina Park in Wilmington, Delaware. In this video, the team discovers granite beneath the soil that could be the legendary landing point of the Swedes in 1638.
The Delaware Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs promotes and protects Delaware's historic identity through leadership in museums, collections, historic preservation and stewardship in historic properties.
John Legaré Williams | TEDxWilmington Interview | Stretching the Boundaries of Business
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By: Jake Voorhees
John Legaré Williams is President of The Williams Law Firm, P.A. (TrustWilliams.com), where for the past 15 years his law practice has focused on business transactions, business disputes, opinion letters, estate planning and trust matters. Mr. Williams is admitted to practice law in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts. Mr. Williams received his B.A. from Williams College in political economy with studies in molecular biology. He received his juris doctor from Emory University School of Law. During law school, he was an extern in the Delaware Court of Chancery, Delaware Supreme Court and for The Coca-Cola Company in their intellectual property legal department.
Mr. Williams is also the President of Agents and Corporations, Inc. (IncNow.com), an e-commerce incorporation service, serving as Delaware registered agent for 16,000 entities, including Pinterest. Since 2001, IncNow has formed about 1,500 Delaware Series LLCs, the topic of Mr. Williams’ TedxWilmington presentation. He has been interviewed about the Delaware companies by news outlets ranging from Xinhua News in China to Swiss Public Television. He has also been interviewed for the NBC Today Show and Dateline NBC.
In terms of professional activities, he is Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Partnerships and LLCs Committee of the Special Investors and Investment Structure Group on the Real Property Trust and Estates Section. He is a frequent speaker nationally on the topic of Delaware LLCs and in particular the Delaware Series LLC. He also is the inventor of a US patent application for a “System and Method for Processing and Dynamically Segregating Business Assets” utilizing the Delaware Series LLC. Mr. Williams was appointed by the ABA to serve as an advisor to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws for the Drafting Committee of the Uniform Protected Series Act. He also assists the Delaware Corporation Law Council on the drafting of legislation to revise registered agent resignation statutes. He has also worked on a committee with the Delaware Secretary of State on Risk Management best practices for registered agents. His company IncNow has a strategic alliance with the Delaware Libraries and Global Delaware to help entrepreneurs in Delaware incorporate. He is an 11 year member of the Richard S. Rodney Inn of Court. In 2015 Delaware Business Times selected him as “40 under 40” for leaders and innovators who are under 40 years of age. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Delaware Founder’s Initiative.
In terms of rowing related activities, he has been rowing for 26 years. He previously served on the board of directors of the Wilmington Youth Rowing Association. He has helped recruit and coach about 70 student-athletes per year on the University of Delaware Men’s Club Crew since 2001. Two years ago the UD Varsity Lightweight eight defeated the storied Harvard University lightweight eight. In 2003 he founded the Christina Navy, Ltd. to be a forum for rowing clubs on the Christina River to communicate common concerns about boating safety and clean water. He is the President of Wilmington Rowing Center’s board of directors with 150 scholastic members and 150 adult members. He employs many rowers and former rowers though his businesses, some of whom have Olympic ambitions.
In terms of environmental activities, Governor Minner in 2007, Governor Markell in 2013 and Governor Carney in 2017 appointed him to the Delaware Natural Areas Advisory Council where he was elected chairman in 2008-2012. This council advises the DNREC Secretary on high quality natural areas to be dedicated as nature preserves and the management thereof. He is Vice President of the Christina Conservancy, Inc. He is the Chairman of the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, which operates The Official Tall Ship of Delaware and the Copeland Maritime Center with the help of 265 volunteers who contribute 45,000 volunteer hours per year.
In terms of other community activities, he is the Membership Chair of the Society of Colonial Wars, Delaware Chapter. He has helped with the Delaware Community Foundation’s Next Generation North Fund. He is the Vice Chair of the 18th Democratic Representative District Committee. He is a board member of the Downtown YMCA. He is the President of the One Commerce Center Condo Council that manages an 11-story office building. He is also a board member of Rides for Vets, which helps financially strapped veterans obtain affordable transportation.
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Delaware Colony | Wikipedia audio article
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Delaware Colony in the North American Middle Colonies consisted of land on the west bank of the Delaware River Bay. In the early 17th century the area was inhabited by Lenape and possibly the Assateague tribes of Native Americans. The first European settlers were the Swedes and the Dutch, but the land fell under English control in 1664. William Penn was given the deed to what was then called the Lower Counties on the Delaware by the Duke of York, in a deed separate from that which he held for the larger Province of Pennsylvania. Delaware was then governed as part of Pennsylvania from 1682 until 1701, when the Lower Counties petitioned for and were granted an independent colonial legislature, though the two colonies shared the same governor until 1776, when Delaware's assembly voted to break all ties with both Great Britain and Pennsylvania.
325th Anniv. of the First Swedish Landing in America, Part 4 of 4
In 1638, the Swedes first landed at what is now Fort Christina in Wilmington, Delaware. This is a video from WRCV-TV of the landing commemoration celebrations in 1963.