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from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was incorporated in 1856 following the construction of the Delaware Railroad. When the town was founded, the population consisted of Lenape, blacks, and whites; the latter were mainly of Dutch descent. Given intermarriage among the workers over time, some residents were multiracial people. They were referred to as Cheswold Moors. The town was home to a railroad station called Leipsic Station, named for the nearby town of Leipsic, and the ancestral German city of Leipzig of some colonists.
The community became a shipping point for grain and fruit that was grown in the area. By 1860, the town had 35 homes, three general stores, a wheelwright, a brickyard, and a grain warehouse.
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