A seasonal seal colony potentially over a decade old off the coast of Lewes could be from where the latest uptick of rescued seal pups is originating. Louis Armstrong, a 35-pound grey seal pup ...

Stephen Marz, Director and State Archivist of the Delaware Public Archives, ... broke away from the crown-and the Penn Proprietorship-to become the 13th Colony. ...

At their peak, 50 to 75 seals can be seen together at once, Thurman said. The seasonal colony is not a new occurrence — it has been building up for years, and there are historic records of seals ...

The first European colony in Delaware, Swanendael, was established by the Dutch in 1631, although the museum commemorating the settlers wasn’t established until the 300 th anniversary in 1931.

Read on for the full scoop on it and the other 12 original colonies. 1. NEW HAMPSHIRE. ... The Delaware River, in turn, is named after Sir Thomas West, Lord de la Warr.