Delaware was originally known as New Sweden.
The Delaware River and Delaware Bay were named after the governor of
Virginia, Thomas West, Lord De La Warr in 1620 by explorer Samuel Argall.
The state of Delaware took its name from the river and bay.
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One of the original 13 Colonies.
The first settlement was in 1638 near
Wilmington by Swedish settlers.
Nearly 4,000 men enlisted
for service in the Revolutionary War from Delaware. The only revolutionary battle fought in Delaware was the
battle of Cooch's Bridge, new Newark on September 3, 1777.
Delaware was the first state to
ratify the Constitution and became a state on December 7, 1787.
