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Delaware
State Symbols:
Delaware State Bird: Blue
Hen Chicken
Delaware State Flower: Peach
Blossom
Delaware State Tree: American
Holly
Delaware State Colors: Colonial
Blue and Buff
Delaware State Song: “Our
Delaware”
Delaware State Insect: Ladybug
Delaware State Butterfly:
Tiger Swallowtail
Delaware State Fish: Weakfish
Delaware State Beverage:
Milk
Delaware
State Nicknames:
-
First State:
December 7, 1787, Delaware
became the first of the
13 original states to ratify
the United States Constitution.
- Diamond State:
So called by Thomas Jefferson
who compared Delaware to
a diamond (small but valuable).
- Blue Hen State:
Referring to the official
state bird (Blue Hen Chicken),
which Delaware Revolutionary
War soldiers carried for
cockfighting.
- Small Wonder:
A new nickname which honor’s
the state's contributions
to the country as well as
its natural beauty
- Corporate
Capital: Delaware
is well known for business
friendly laws which attract
corporations to incorporate
in the state.
Delaware
State Seal:
Adopted on January 17, 1777.
Original elements of the
seal are as follows…
-
Sheaf of wheat
from the Sussex County seal:
Signifying the agricultural
vitality of the state.
- Ear of corn
from the Kent County seal:
Symbolizing the agricultural
basis of Delaware's economy.
- Blue stripe
represents the Delaware
River: The central character
of commerce and transportation
at the time.
- An ox:
Representing the role of
animal husbandry to the
state's economy.
- A ship:
Symbolizing the states coastal
commerce and ship building
industry in New Castle County.
- The farmer
with the hoe: Emphasizing
the importance of farming
in the state.
- The soldier
(militiaman): Recognized
for the protection of American
liberties.
- The state motto:
"Liberty and Independence"
- The state flag.
Delaware
History:
-
A Dutchman named Henry Hudson
was credited with Delaware's
discovery in 1609.
-
It is named after the Delaware
Bay and Delaware River,
which in-turn were named
after the Virginia governor,
Lord De La Warr.
- The Delaware Tribe of
Indians are the Lenni Lenape.
-
The Delaware quarter (1999)
was the first produced in
the series and depicts the
historic horseback ride
of Caesar Rodney in 1776.
Facts
about Delaware:
- The Delaware Memorial
Bridge is the longest twin
span suspension bridge in
the world.
- The Old Swedes (Holy Trinity
Church) is one of the oldest
churches in the country
still in use.
- Delaware is one of only
five states with no sales
tax.
- More broiler chickens
are raised in Sussex County
Delaware than any other
county in the United States
- Delaware's average altitude
is about 60 feet above sea
level, making it the lowest
average altitude of any
state
- Delaware has only three
counties - the fewest of
any state (which has counties).
- Washington crossing “the
Delaware” refers to
the river (from Pennsylvania
to New Jersey) and not the
state.
For
detailed information: Delaware
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