Delaware River · DE
New Castle
Delaware's colonial capital, where William Penn first landed.
- Population
- 5,551 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1651, as Fort Casimir
- Historic district
- About 500 buildings
Then
- 1651
The Dutch West India Company, under Peter Stuyvesant, builds Fort Casimir.
- 1654–1664
Sweden takes it as Fort Trinity, the Dutch retake it as New Amstel, and in 1664 the English seize it and name it New Castle.
- 1682
William Penn first sets foot in America here on October 27.
- 1777
Delaware's government moves from New Castle to Dover in May.
- 1967
The historic district becomes a National Historic Landmark.
Now
The old Court House, Delaware's first State House, is part of First State National Historical Park. Delaware City, Pea Patch Island, Salem and the C&D Canal share this stretch of the river.
29 tide stations around New Castle
- New Castle, Delawarein town
- Salem Canal entrance, N.J.3.3 mi
- Millside, RR. bridge4.4 mi
- Wilmington Marine Terminal4.6 mi
- Pea Patch Island, Bulkhead Shoal Channel, Del.5.5 mi
- Delaware City5.6 mi
- Delaware City Branch Channel bridge6.5 mi
- Reedy Point7.2 mi
- Edgemoor, Del.7.2 mi
- Sinnickson Landing7.3 mi
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- Salem7.6 mi
- St. Georges, Delaware8.6 mi
- Pedricktown, Oldmans Creek, N.J.11.1 mi
- Abbots Meadow11.1 mi
- Quinton11.3 mi
- Auburn, Oldmans Creek, N.J.11.6 mi
- 2.5 n.mi. above entrance11.7 mi
- 0.8 n.mi. above entrance11.7 mi
- Coopers Creek bridge12.1 mi
- Summit Bridge, Delaware12.6 mi
- Artificial Island, Salem Nuclear Plant, N.J.14.1 mi
- Hope Creek, 0.6 n.mi. above entrance, N.J.14.6 mi
- Canton, Stow Creek, N.J.16.3 mi
- 1 n.mi. above entrance, N.J.17.1 mi
- Taylors Bridge, Blackbird Creek, Del.17.8 mi
- Pine Island, Malapartis Creek, N.J.18.2 mi
- Raccoon Ditch, Newport Meadows, Stow Creek, N.J.19.3 mi
- Stathems Neck, Stow Creek, N.J.19.6 mi
- Greenwich Pier, Cohansey River22.4 mi