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Wilmington, the largest city
in Delaware, is known as the "chemical capital
of the world," because of the Du Pont family's
long association with the area. Eleuthere du
Pont built his first powder mill on Brandywine
Creek in 1802, providing an expertise in
chemistry and gunpowder production at a time
when American-made gunpowder was of poor
quality. His company, E. I. du Pont de Nemours
and Company grew into one of the largest and
most successful corporations in the U.S.
The Wilmington area was first settled by a
Swedish expedition in 1638. Peter Minuit, leader
of the expedition, purchased the land from the
Lenni-Lenape natives and established a
settlement named New Sweden. The colony endured
until 1656, when it was overtaken by the Dutch.
The army of New Amsterdam laid siege to the
Swedes, forcing their surrender. In 1664, the
area came under British rule. |
  
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