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Why is Delaware Bay area unique?

The Bay supports the world's largest freshwater port system, approximately 3,000 vessels a year, and is the largest receiving center for crude oil, steel, paper, and meat imports. Fort Delaware is on the National Register of Historic Places.



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Delaware is known for:
  • Historical landmarks.
  • Chemical manufacturing.
  • Being a tax-free state.
  • The first state to ratify the Constitution.
  • Large number of companies incorporated in the state.
  • Agricultural industry.
  • Financial industry, including the presence of many major credit card companies.


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The Delaware Bay Estuary is a sanctuary for many species of Marine Life. The unique confluence of fresh and saltwater make for a nutrient rich area teeming with life and conducive to whale and dolphin activity.

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The Delaware Bay is bordered by the states of New Jersey & Delaware and reached depths of more than 150ft.

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It was a Samuel Argall, who in 1610 named the Delaware Bay, in honor of his employer, the Virginia governor, Lord DeLaWarr (Sir Thomas West.)

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