DELAWARE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY University of Delaware, Newark ...
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DELAWAREVanessa Zimmerman
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DATE IT BECAME A STATE December 7th, 1787
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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”
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MOTTO “Liberty and Independence”
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STATE FLOWERo Peach Blossom
o Became Delaware's flower on May 9th, 1895.o Over 800,000 peach trees
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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.
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STATE ANIMAL Horseshoe Crab Adopted on June 25th, 2002 Delaware Bay is home to the most
horseshoe crabs in the world.
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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.
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STATE SEAL
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STATE TREE American Holly
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STATE SONG Our Delaware by George B. Hynson and Will M. S.
Brown
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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.
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STATE JEWEL OR MINERAL Sillimanite Found in the Hoopes Reservoir &
Brandywine Spring Areas Adopted in 1977
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STATE COIN
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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.
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FAMOUS PERSON Valerie Bertinelli
Actress from Wilmington
Sugar Ray LeonardOlympic boxing champion who won 5 gold
medalsFrom Wilmington
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LOCATION OF THE STATE Northeast United States
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CAPITAL Dover
Second largest state in Delaware
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FOOD OR CROPS PRODUCED Crops produced in Delaware:
Wheat Barley Corn Oats &GrainsSorghum
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GOVERNOR OF THE STATE Jack Markell
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SPORTS TEAMS Delaware Blue Hens Dover Downs
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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
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AVERAGE INCOME $32,166 per year Ranked 13th in the U.S.
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POPULATION 843,524 people in 2005
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NATURAL RESOURCES Fertile soil Mineral deposits
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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