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Delaware River

Delaware River Notes

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Delaware River The major Atlantic waterway forming the border between New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Christina River The Delaware River tributary located in New Castle County that flows through Wilmington.
Three The total number of counties in Delaware, the fewest of any state in the U.S.
Twelve-Mile Circle The circular boundary centered on New Castle that defines Delaware's northern border.
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal The ship canal that completely cuts through the Delmarva Peninsula to connect two major bays.
Delaware Water Gap The 1,000-foot-deep gorge where the Delaware River cuts through the Appalachian Mountains.
Appoquinimink The name of a proposed fourth county in Delaware that was never successfully added.
Philadelphia The largest city on the banks of the Delaware River, located in Pennsylvania.
Trenton The capital of New Jersey, which is located on the eastern bank of the Delaware River.
Catskill Mountains The mountain range in New York where the headwaters of the Delaware River originate.
New Castle The Delaware town that serves as the center of the arc forming the state's northern border.
Lax Tax Laws The reason many Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in cities along the Delaware River in its namesake state.
Fort Christina The site of the first Swedish settlement in North America, located on a namesake tributary of the Delaware.
Tock Island Dam The controversial, ultimately cancelled dam project once proposed for the northern Delaware River.
Delaware Bay The large estuary into which the Delaware River flows before reaching the Atlantic Ocean.
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