Documentary History of American Water-works

Introduction Historical Background Chronology Geography Biography Technology Ownership and Financing General Bibliography
Middle Atlantic States Delaware

Delaware

Delaware became a state in 1787. 

References
1899 "A Brief History of Delaware's General Corporation Law of 1899," by Joel Seligman, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law 1(2):249-287 (1976)


Alphabetical
New Castle
Wilmington

Chronological
1803 1 Wilmington
1859
New Castle
1873 2 New Castle
Note: The second column in the chronological table above shows the order in which systems were built in the state. Where no number is shown, a company was formed but no evidence has been found that the system was constructed.


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