Delaware Travel Guide
DELAWARE has its beautiful spots - including some of the mid-Atlantic's best beaches - its tourist boards have their work cut out. Most of the images potential visitors have of the state are negative: Delaware is known for the massive chemical plants of the DuPont Corporation and Dover Air Force Base , as well as for tolerating shady business practices - half of America's largest companies have their official bases in this tiny state, thanks to its permissive tax, banking and incorporation laws. The upside of this is that there's no sales tax, which certainly makes shoppers happy.
The three counties which make up the state of Delaware were added to William Penn's lands in America. In 1682, Penn came ashore at New Castle and took possession, but these counties, which were well established, became dissatisfied with Penn's rule. In 1704, when he granted them a separate legislature, New Castle became the colonial capitol of Delaware. In June 1776, the three lower county declared their independence from both Great Britian and Pennsylvania. During the Revolutionary War, the minor battle of Cooches Bridge was fought in Delaware, a few miles south of Newark along the Christina River. On December 7, 1787, Delaware signed the United States Constitution becoming the first state.
Today, Delaware is the corporate home to over half of the Fortune 500 companies in the United States. Chemical and banking industries are the largest ecomonic force in northern Delaware, while agriculture make up the largest industry in the southern part of the state. Tourist flock to Delaware beaches in eastern Sussex County in the summer months.
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Schoolcraft : Michigan
Schoolcraft is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,587. The village is named in honor of Henry Schoolcraft, an ethnologist. The village is located within Schoolcraft Township. History The Village of Schoolcraft was the first settlement
Ida : Michigan
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Modale : Iowa
Modale is a city located in Harrison County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 303. Geography Modale is located at 41°37'12" North, 96°0'40" West (41.620083, -96.011221)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.8 km²
Kennedale : Texas
Kennedale is a city located in Tarrant County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,850. Geography Kennedale is located at 32°39'0" North, 97°13'5" West (32.650070, -97.218095)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.6 km² (6.0 mi²). 15.6 km²
Maysville : North Carolina
Maysville is a town located in Jones County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,002. Geography Maysville is located at 34°54'16" North, 77°13'44" West (34.904581, -77.228969)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.0
Farmington : Minnesota
Farmington is a city located in Dakota County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,365. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32.5 km² (12.5 mi²). 32.5 km² (12.5 mi²) of it is land and none of
Woodinville : Washington
Woodinville is a city located in King County, Washington. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,194. History Woodinville was officially incorporated on March 31, 1993. Geography Woodinville is located at 47°45'9" North, 122°9'21" West (47.752452, -122.155949)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
Sun City : Kansas
Sun City is a city located in Barber County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 81. Geography Sun City is located at 37°22'45" North, 98°55'3" West (37.379041, -98.917485)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²).
Rolette : North Dakota
Rolette is a city located in Rolette County, North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 538. Geography Rolette is located at 48°39'48" North, 99°50'39" West (48.663463, -99.844187)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.6
Omro : Wisconsin
Omro is a city located in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,177. The city is located within the Town of Omro. Geography Omro is located at 44°2'20" North, 88°44'24" West (44.038959, -88.74014)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a
Landis : North Carolina
Landis is a town located in Rowan County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,996. Geography Landis is located at 35°32'47" North, 80°36'38" West (35.546289, -80.610487)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²). 6.4
Lovington : New Mexico
Lovington is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,471. It is the county seat of Lea County. Geography Lovington is located at 32°56'47" North, 103°21'13" West (32.946459, -103.353618)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a
Granite Falls : Minnesota
Granite Falls is a city located Yellow Medicine and Chippewa Counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,070. It is the county seat of Yellow Medicine County6. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total
Duluth : Minnesota
Duluth is a town in and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 86,918. It is a seaport at the westernmost point on Lake Superior, perhaps farther from the ocean than any other seaport. It
Park River : North Dakota
Park River is a city located in Walsh County, North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,535. Geography Park River is located at 48°23'44" North, 97°44'43" West (48.395443, -97.745375)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.6 km² (2.2
Fremont Hills : Missouri
Fremont Hills is a city located in Christian County, Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 597. Geography Fremont Hills is located at 37°3'56" North, 93°15'10" West (37.065582, -93.252872)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²).
Streator : Illinois
Streator is a city located in La Salle County, Illinois in the northern United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 14,190. Streator is the birth town of astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto in 1930. Geography Streator is located at 41°7'29" North, 88°49'51" West (41.124798, -88.830881)1. According
Rachel : Nevada
Rachel is an unincorporated portion of Lincoln County, Nevada. As the closest habitation to the Nellis Air Force Range and Area 51, Rachel enjoys a modest celebrity, particularly among aviation enthusiasts and UFO hunters. Three hours drive north of Las Vegas along Nevada Highway 375 (the "Extraterrestrial Highway") which has a
Newport : Kentucky
Newport is a city located in Campbell County, Kentucky. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 17,048. Geography Newport is located at 39°5'19" North, 84°29'25" West (39.088661, -84.490206)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.7 km² (3.0 mi²). 7.0 km²
Lyons : Nebraska
Lyons is a city located in Burt County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 963. Geography Lyons is located at 41°56'10" North, 96°28'20" West (41.936110, -96.472255)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.8 km²
The Dalles : Oregon
The Dalles is a city located in Wasco County, Oregon. The name of the city comes from the French word dalle ("flag stone"), what the French-Canadian employees of the Hudson's Bay Company called the now-inundated Long Narrows of the Columbia River above the present-day city. As of the 2000 census,
Beachwood : Ohio
Beachwood is a city located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 12,186. Geography Beachwood is located at 41°28'56" North, 81°30'14" West (41.482226, -81.504001)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.7 km² (5.3 mi²). 13.7 km²
Grenora : North Dakota
Grenora is a city located in Williams County, North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 202. The city's motto is, "Friendliness lives here — you'll be a stranger only once." The city is home to a senior citizen's center, a golf club, bowling alley,
Genoa : Nebraska
Genoa is a city located in Nance County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 981. Geography Genoa is located at 41°26'51" North, 97°43'57" West (41.447638, -97.732455)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.0 km²
Vienna : Illinois
Vienna is a city located in Johnson County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,234. It is the county seat of Johnson County6. The town's name is pronounced differently from the English name for the Austrian city of the same name: IPA /va??æn?/
