1609Military
Scharf's Chapter on White Clay Creek Hundred in History of Delaware, 1609–1888.
1694Military
== History ==
Newark was founded in 1694 by Scots-Irish and Welsh settlers.
1743Military
A grammar school, founded by Francis Alison in 1743, moved from New London, Pennsylvania to Newark in 1765, becoming the Newark Academy.
1758Government
It was officially established in 1758 when it received a charter from George II of Great Britain.
1798Military
A paper mill, the first sizable industrial venture in Newark, was created around 1798.
1812Architecture
Methodists built the first church in 1812, and the railroad arrived in 1837.
1833Military
The state granted a charter to a new school in 1833, which was called Newark College.
1859Military
The school was forced to close in 1859, but was resuscitated eleven years later under the Morrill Act when it became a joint venture between the State of Delaware and the school...
1884Military
=== History of education ===
Until 1884, Newark's public education system was grades 1-8 only, with Wilmington having the nearest public high school, and with the private Newark...
1913Military
In 1913, under the legislative Act, Delaware College came into sole ownership of the State of Delaware.
1921Military
The school was renamed the University of Delaware in 1921.
1951Military
One of Newark's major sources of employment and revenue was the Chrysler Newark Assembly plant, which was built in 1951.
1978Military
The Newark School District merged into the New Castle County School District in 1978.
1981History
That district was divided into four districts, among them the Christina district, in 1981.
1997Economy
This mill, eventually known as the Curtis Paper Mill, was the oldest paper mill in the United States until its closing in 1997.
2000History
== Demographics ==
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,547 people, 8,989 households, and 4,494 families residing in the city.
2006History
In 2006, UD's graduate engineering program was ranked number 11 in the nation by The Princeton Review.
2008History
It employed 1,100 employees in 2008, which was down from 2,115 in 2005.
2013Military
From 2013 until 2018, they played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark on the University of Delaware campus.
2022Military
As of 2022, Newark is the headquarters of Combat Zone Wrestling.