City of Wilmington

Wilmington is the largest city in Delaware, though still small by U.S. standards with a population of only 70,000. Due to the state's business-friendly laws, Wilmington is something of a center for businesses, with an incredible number of American corporations incorporated in the city.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Pennsylvania Station.

Holy Trinity Church

Museum

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Holy Trinity Church, also known as Old Swedes, is a historic church at East 7th and Church Street in Wilmington, Delaware. It was consecrated on Trinity Sunday, June 4, 1699, by a predominantly Swedish congregation formerly of the colony of New Sweden.

Pennsylvania Station

Railway station

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Wilmington station, also known as the Joseph R. Biden, Jr, Railroad Station, is a passenger rail station in Wilmington, Delaware. It serves nine Amtrak train routes and is part of the Northeast Corridor.

Delaware College of Art and Design

Heritage site

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Delaware College of Art and Design was a private art school in Wilmington, Delaware. It was founded in 1997 through a partnership between the Pratt Institute and the Corcoran College of Art and Design.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penns Grove and Carneys Point.

Penns Grove

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Penns Grove is in Salem County, in the Delaware River Region of New Jersey. Carney's Point borders Penn's Grove on three sides and they are essentially the same town.

Carneys Point

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Carneys Point Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,637, an increase of 588 from the 2010 census count of 8,049, which in turn reflected an increase of 365 from the 7,684 counted in the 2000 census.

City of Wilmington

Type: Locality with 70,900 residents
Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.7349° or 39° 44′ 6″ north

Longitude

-75.5284° or 75° 31′ 42″ west

Population

70,900

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87F6PFMC+WJ

GeoNames ID

7161473

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