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DELAWAREVanessa Zimmerman
DATE IT BECAME A STATE December 7th, 1787
NICKNAME “The First State” Delaware was the first of the thirteen
original colonies to ratify the US Constitution.
Other Nicknames given… “The Diamond State” “Blue Hen State” “Small Wonder”
MOTTO “Liberty and Independence”
STATE FLOWERo Peach Blossom
o Became Delaware's flower on May 9th, 1895.o Over 800,000 peach trees
STATE BIRD Blue Hen Chicken Adopted as the official state bird on April 14,
1939 Soldiers put their blue hens in cockfights
during the revolutionary war & when they fought so valiantly, the soldiers were compared to the blue hen.
STATE ANIMAL Horseshoe Crab Adopted on June 25th, 2002 Delaware Bay is home to the most
horseshoe crabs in the world.
STATE COLOR Colonial Blue & Buff First used in the state flag The shades of buff and colonial blue
represent those of the uniform of General George Washington.
STATE SEAL
STATE TREE American Holly
STATE SONG Our Delaware by George B. Hynson and Will M. S.
Brown
STATE FLAG Used the state colors Adopted July 24th, 1913 Used the date that Delaware became
the first state to ratify the Constitution and the first state of a new nation.
STATE JEWEL OR MINERAL Sillimanite Found in the Hoopes Reservoir &
Brandywine Spring Areas Adopted in 1977
STATE COIN
CLIMATE Temperate & humid Hot and humid summers
August is the wettest month Dry, but cold winters receiving snow Southern Delaware is more mild than
the North.
FAMOUS PERSON Valerie Bertinelli
Actress from Wilmington
Sugar Ray LeonardOlympic boxing champion who won 5 gold
medalsFrom Wilmington
LOCATION OF THE STATE Northeast United States
CAPITAL Dover
Second largest state in Delaware
FOOD OR CROPS PRODUCED Crops produced in Delaware:
Wheat Barley Corn Oats &GrainsSorghum
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE Jack Markell
SPORTS TEAMS Delaware Blue Hens Dover Downs
HIGHEST & LOWEST ELEVATION Highest point- Ebright Road at
Delaware-Pennsylvania line 450 feet above sea level
Lowest point- where Delaware’s shore meets the Atlantic Ocean
Sea level
AVERAGE INCOME $32,166 per year Ranked 13th in the U.S.
POPULATION 843,524 people in 2005
NATURAL RESOURCES Fertile soil Mineral deposits
REFERENCES http://portal.delaware.gov/delfacts/gov.s
html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/
states/delaware/ http://www.thingstodo.com/states/DE/fa
mous_people.htm http://www.50states.com/flower/delawar
e.htm http://governor.delaware.gov/ http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Delawa
re/DelawareStateColors.html