Delaware

Geographic position

39.1457° N, 75.4835° W

Event

Occom’s First Mission to the Oneidas

All related documents
Sources

http://www.landofthebrave.info/delaware-colony.htm

General note

One of the original thirteen colonies, Delaware was founded in 1638 and named after the Delaware River (itself named for an English nobleman). The area was home to several tribes of Indians, including the Delaware tribe, from which Wheelock recruited students.