Wilmington

Wilmington (HMCST)

Location: Wilmington, DE 19805 New Castle County
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N 39° 45.125', W 75° 35.264'

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Founded by Swedes 1638 at Fort Christina, the first permanent settlement in Delaware River Valley. Called Altenae by Dutch 1655. Known as Willingtown 1730-1739. Incorporated as borough of Wilmington in 1739 and as city in 1832. Washington's headquarters here 1777. Became county-seat of New Castle County in 1881.
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HM NumberHMCST
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Year Placed1938
Placed ByPublic Archives Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 12:25am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 449650 N 4400406
Decimal Degrees39.75208333, -75.58773333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 45.125', W 75° 35.264'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 45' 7.50" N, 75° 35' 15.84" W
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Area Code(s)302
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3300-3350 Lancaster Ave, Wilmington DE 19805, US
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