WILMINGTON, DEL
\wˈɪlmɪŋtən], \wˈɪlmɪŋtən], \w_ˈɪ_l_m_ɪ_ŋ_t_ə_n]\
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was originally settled by Swedes, who at Christiana Creek, now a part of the city of Wilmington, established the first Swedish colony in America, April, 1638. The town, i.e., its central portion was founded in 1732, and incorporated as a borough in 1740. It became a city in 1832.
By John Franklin Jameson
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