Delaware (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Charles Curley · 1913
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Description
A state entry presents Delaware, one of the original thirteen United States, lying between Pennsylvania, the Delaware River and Bay, and Maryland. Its area is 2,370 square miles, of which 1,965 are land, and its fertile soil stands largely in high cultivation. History opens with Henry Hudson sailing into Delaware Bay in 1609 for the Dutch East India Company.
The bay took its name about 1610 for Lord Delawarr, Virginia's first governor. Dutch settlers planted Swaanendael near Cape Henlopen in 1631, but Indians destroyed it within months. Swedes, Dutch, and English followed, and the entry traces the colony to statehood. Sections cover population, counted near 194,479 in 1906, education from Old Swedes' Church school, Catholic progress from a few settlers to diocesan life, other religions, and legislation on religious freedom.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Charles Curley |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |