John Dickinson was called the Penman of the Revolution for his writings on independence. His boyhood home is preserved in Dover, Delaware.
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Delaware's Coastal Heritage Greenway consists of a corridor of open space running along 90 miles of coast and spanning the area between Fox Point State Park and the state line at Fenwick Island.
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New Sweden was founded as a colony in 1638 and is recognized as the first permanent colony on Delaware soil.