Shortly afterward, other men started settling in the area (according to the Delaware Historical Society); namely: Moses Byxbe, William Little, Solomon Smith, Elder Jacob Drake, Thomas Butler, and Ira Carpenter.

Born in Delaware County in 1808, Charles Sweetser went on to become a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1853.

[7] On March 11, 1808, a plan of the city was filed, marking the official founding of the town.

Among some of the earliest settlers were the parents of Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th President of the United States.

The Hayes home no longer stands, but a historical marker in front of a BP station marks the location.

[10] In the early days of the town, a sulfur spring was discovered northwest of Joseph Barber's cabin.

Additional rail lines were added to serve Delaware providing access to major cities and markets throughout the country by the late 1890s.

At the turn of the century, Delaware could boast of its own electric street railway system.

In the early 1930s, electric inter-urban service was provided by the Columbus, Delaware and Marion system.

The first on the west side of the Olentangy River for white recruits of the 96th and 121st Ohio Volunteer Infantry were mustered into service.

Council, as the legislative body, represents the entire community and is empowered by the city charter to formulate policy.

Their home field is just outside of Downtown Delaware at Buckeye Valley High School's stadium.

[25][26] The New York Central's Night Special (Cincinnati-Columbus-Cleveland) operated through its passenger station until 1965.

[28] Ohio Wesleyan is a private independent liberal arts college located in the heart of Delaware.

Ohio Wesleyan University enrolls approximately 1,950 students from 40 states and more than 50 countries.

Other local print publications include ThisWeek Delaware News, owned by the Columbus Dispatch and the Transcript, the student paper at Ohio Wesleyan University.

A sister city partnership was signed May 13, 2011, by the Cities of Delaware and Baumholder, Germany, highlighting a four-day stay in Delaware by a Baumholder delegation, in which the guests established relationships with local government, business and educational leaders.

The mayors signed a joint resolution, "holding the firm belief that this agreement will contribute toward the peace and prosperity of the world, and do hereby pledge to cooperate with each other as twin/sister cities."

The two cities have had a relationship since the early 1990s as the Ohio Wesleyan University men's soccer team travels to Baumholder for a series of summer friendly games.