New Castle Delaware.
History of New Castle Delaware
Kalamar Nycel
New Castle County, Delaware was founded in 1638 when the first settlers touched soil at Fort Christina. This was a direct result of an expedition carried out by Peter Minuit in the Kalmar Nyckel, a Dutch built armed merchant ship which carried Swedish Settlers. Peter Minuit was from Wesel which is now North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
The new colony was originally known as New Sweden but is now known as Wilmington. Wilmington is now the county seat of Delaware.
In 1644, Queen Christina appointed Lt. Col. Johan Printz as Governor of New Sweden.
Surrounding Areas of New Castle County
New Castle County borders seven other counties of which six of these are within three other American States. These counties are Chester County and Delaware County in Pennsylvania, Gloucester County and Salem County in New Jersey, Kent County in Delaware and Kent County and Cecil County in Maryland.
Things to do in New Castle County
New Castle County has many events and attractions thoughout the year. From June 21, 2008 until February 9, 2009, the Delaware Historical Society is holding a firefighting exhibition showing the history of Delaware's firefighters thoughout the years.
Being close to the Pennsylvanian border means that a trip to the Brandywine Battlefield is definitely worthwhile. The Brandywine Battlefield visitors center is set amongst 50 acres of rolling park and woodlands. If you are interested in battles you will be pleased with the exhibition of uniforms and weapons.
For those who like a more "spooky" experience, Delaware has some excellent ghost hunting tours. In addition there are some beautiful walks and plenty of opportunity for sailing and swimming