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The town of Claymont is at the convergence of many major highways, making it a nice and convenient place to stop on the way to Philadelphia, as well as to Washington, D.C. Much of the city has embraced a very active lifestyle. As mentioned below, Delaware has a rich cultural history that brings much attention to its many small towns, such as Claymont. The city of Claymont has a bustling and culturally rich downtown area, of which is another fantastic selling point for this riverbank-town.
There are many hotels in the area that offer temporary lodging for travelers. However, there are also many welcoming communities in the area that are perfectly suited for a family lifestyle. With the whole town being just 2.1 square miles in size, and with a population of just over 8,200 people, every area of the city feels like your backyard. The city is also in the process of some considerably large redesigns that will surely bring a whole new sense of life to this small, history-rich town that already has so much to offer. Read on for more about some of its history.
Claymont is a small town near the Delaware River. It has been an inhabited settlement since 1200 A.D., with townspeople alongside both banks of the river. These early inhabitants named both the creek that runs from the Delaware river, as well as the settlement itself. Both were named after a Lenape chief who was present in the area at the time. The town was primarily agrarian in the 1800’s, then shifted to a town that attracted wealthier Philadelphia families who were in search of a vacation area. Today, the town has a large working-class population.
The town was a stop on the Kings Highway during the American colonial period.
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