New Castle, Delaware

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New Castle, Delaware is a historic riverfront city known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and role as one of the oldest settlements in the state.

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instanceOf city
county seat
municipality
areaCode 302
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Amstel House
Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green
New Castle Court House Museum
New Castle Court House Museum
surface form: Old New Castle Courthouse

Read House and Gardens
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county New Castle County, Delaware
surface form: New Castle County
foundedAs Dutch settlement of Fort Casimir
foundedBy Dutch West India Company
Peter Stuyvesant
foundedInYear 1651
governingBody City of New Castle government
governmentType mayor–council government
hasHeritageDesignation Old New Castle Historic District
surface form: New Castle Historic District National Historic Landmark
hasHistoricSignificance important colonial and early American port
one of the oldest settlements in Delaware
hasNearbyAirport Wilmington Airport (ILG)
hasPreservationFocus historic building conservation
hasTransportation Delaware Route 9
U.S. Route 13 NERFINISHED
hasUrbanForm compact historic town center
hasWaterfrontFeature New Castle riverfront park
holdsEvent Separation Day celebration
knownFor cobblestone streets and historic town green
historic riverfront district
well-preserved colonial architecture
laterControlledBy England
Sweden
locatedInMetropolitanArea Philadelphia metropolitan area
locatedInRegion Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Wilmington, Delaware
locatedOnRiver Delaware River
namedAfter Newcastle upon Tyne
nearbyCity Newark, Delaware
originalName Fort Casimir
partOf Delaware Valley
postalCode 19720
separationDaySignificance commemorates Delaware’s separation from Pennsylvania
servedAs colonial capital of Delaware
county seat of New Castle County
state Delaware
tourismAttractionType heritage tourism destination

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New Castle County, Delaware contains New Castle, Delaware
New Castle County, Delaware namedAfter New Castle, Delaware
Thomas McKean residence New Castle, Delaware
Delaware Colony capital New Castle, Delaware
this entity surface form: New Castle
Delaware Bay hasCityOnShore New Castle, Delaware
this entity surface form: New Castle
U.S. Route 202 terminusA New Castle, Delaware
Lower Counties on the Delaware capital New Castle, Delaware
this entity surface form: New Castle
George Read deathPlace New Castle, Delaware
George Read residence New Castle, Delaware
George Read practicedLawIn New Castle, Delaware
New Castle, Pennsylvania namedAfter New Castle, Delaware
Old New Castle Historic District locatedIn New Castle, Delaware
Old New Castle Historic District partOf New Castle, Delaware
this entity surface form: city of New Castle
New Castle, England namedAfter New Castle, Delaware
subject surface form: Newcastle upon Tyne
this entity surface form: New Castle
Wilmington University city New Castle, Delaware
this entity surface form: New Castle
Delaware Memorial Bridge connectsCity New Castle, Delaware
Gunning Bedford Sr. (indirectly via Bedford, Pennsylvania) residence New Castle, Delaware
subject surface form: Gunning Bedford Sr.
Delaware Route 9 passesThrough New Castle, Delaware
George Ross birthPlace New Castle, Delaware
this entity surface form: New Castle, Delaware Colony
Ryan Phillippe placeOfBirth New Castle, Delaware
this entity surface form: New Castle, Delaware, United States
Louise E. du Pont Crowninshield residence New Castle, Delaware
this entity surface form: New Castle, Delaware, United States