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Delmar is popularized as the little town too big for one state. The community has the distinction of being located partly in Delaware and partly in Maryland. |
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The most historic site in Frederica, Delaware is Barratt's Chapel east of town. The chapel is where the Methodist Church of America was organized in 1784. |
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Quaker merchant Thomas Garret is thought to be the model for a Quaker farmer in the novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Garret and famed abolitionist Harriett Tubman worked closely with Delaware's anti-slavery forces. |
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