The Delaware Company | Growing Our Future From The Roots Of Our Past The Delaware Company Growing Our Future From the Roots of Our Past The Delaware Company The Delaware Company is named for the group of hardy Connecticut farmers who in 1755 overcame inestimable hardships to establish Cushetunk the first permanent European settlement in the Upper Delaware River Valley. The Delaware Companys mission is to promote and support the history and historic landmarks of the Upper Delaware River Valley and beyond through education outreach and fundraising. The Delaware Company is a New York Notforprofit corporation that has received recognition as a taxexempt organization as defined under section 501c 3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Fort Delaware Fort Delaware is an authentic depiction of the life of the Delaware Company Pioneers who settled in the Upper Delaware Valley in 1754.