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In 1610 Samuel Argall named the Delaware River and Bay in honor of the governor of Virginia, Thomas West, Lord De La Warr. The states name comes from the river.
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In 1627 the first settlers arrived in Delaware, and they were from Sweden
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The Dutch settlers constructed their first fort at Zwaanendael.
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New Sweden is conquered by New Netherland
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New Netherland, which included Delaware, became a British colony during the Anglo-Dutch War
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William Penn let the lower colonies of Pennsylvania have their own assembly and the broke away to form Delaware.
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At the Stamp Act Congress Caesar Rodney and Thomas McKean represent Delaware
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At the First Continental Congress Caesar Rodney, Thomas McKean, and George Read represent Delaware.
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Caesar Rodney makes an overnight trip from Dover, Delaware to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to cast his vote in favor of independence.
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The Delaware Assembly declares Independence from the British
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The Battle of Cooch’s Bridge took place close to Newark, and this was the only battle of the revolutionary war to take place in Delaware.
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Delaware ratified the US Constitution, which lead to Delaware becoming the first state in the Union.
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In 1829 The Delaware Canal was opened.
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The Prohibition Law, a state wide prevention of the manufacturing and sale of alcohol, was passed
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The 1855 Prohibition Law, which forbade the manufacturing and sale of alcohol, was repealed.
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Civil War Union Troops from Philadelphia were stationed at Fort Delaware
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Delaware rejected the proposal of the south to join in seceding with them
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Gunpowder and arms were seized at Fort Delaware during a civil war battle
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In 1865 the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution banned slaves, and as a result Delaware freed their slaves. When the war was won Delaware did not free their slaves because Delaware was a Union state and the treaty called for only the South to free their slaves.
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A record temperature of -17 F was recorded in Millsboro, Delaware
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George White, a black resident of Delaware, was lynched.
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In Wilmington, Delaware the first Christmas Seals, these holiday stamps were used to help raise money for the Delaware sanatorium were tuberculosis patients were being treated. Tuberculosis was a deadly disease at the time
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Louisa d’Andelot du Pont Copeland, who was an avid art lover, founded the Delaware Art Museum.
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Delaware College formally changes their name to the University of Delaware
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Delaware votes for Calvin Coolidge (Republican) for President.
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Delaware votes for Herbert C. Hoover (Republican) for President
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Louis R Redding became the state’s first black lawyer, and was the only black lawyer in Delaware for over twenty years.
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A celebration and dedication was held in honor of the 300th Anniversary of Zwaanendael House at Lewes.
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A new Legislative Hall was built in Dover and cost $748, 306
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The Delaware mint produced 25,000 commerative half dollars
