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Delaware
Delaware is
located in the
Northeast
State Capital
Dover
The First State
State Nickname
Delaware became a state on December 7, 1787.
Delaware was:
• the 1st state added to the United
States.
• one of the original 13 colonies.
Abbreviation: DE
State Flag
What the symbols mean…
•The sheaf of wheat and ear
of Indian corn ~ Delaware’s
agriculture
•The ox ~ animal husbandry
•The farmer holding his hoe
~ farming
What the symbols mean…
•The sailing ship ~ the shipbuilding industry
•The musket-toting American
soldier ~ the military
•The Delaware River ~
Delaware's Atlantic coastal
commerce
Official State Flower
The Peach Blossom
Delaware was once the leading
producer of peaches in the United
States.
They are light pink in color.
They usually grow to be 15-25
feet high and will bear fruit once
they are 3-4 years old.
State Song
Our Delaware
Written by George B. Hynson
Composed by M. S. Brown
Oh the hills of dear New Castle,
and the smiling vales between,
When the corn is all in tassel,
And the meadowlands are green;
Where the cattle crop the clover,
And its breath is in the air,
While the sun is shining over
Our beloved Delaware.
Dear old Sussex visions linger,
Of the holly and the pine,
Of Henlopens Jeweled finger,
Flashing out across the brine;
Of the gardens and the hedges,
And the welcome waiting there,
For the loyal son that pledges
Faith to good old Delaware.
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Where the wheat fields break and billow,
In the peaceful land of Kent,
Where the toiler seeks his pillow,
With the blessings of content;
Where the bloom that tints the peaches,
Cheeks of merry maidens share,
And the woodland chorus preaches
A rejoicing Delaware.
From New Castle's rolling meadows,
Through the fair rich fields of Kent,
To the Sussex shores hear echoes,
Of the pledge we now present;
Liberty and Independence,
We will guard with loyal care,
And hold fast to freedom's presence,
In our home state Delaware.
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Oh our Delaware! Our beloved
Delaware!
For the sun is shining over our
beloved Delaware,
Oh our Delaware! Our beloved
Delaware!
Heres the loyal son that pledges,
Faith to good old Delaware
Click to hear
Our Delaware
on YouTube
State Bird
The Blue Hen Chicken
•Became the official state bird on April 14, 1939
•Used during the Revolutionary War by the men of Captain Jonathan
Caldwell's company for entertainment by making the chickens fight
•This group of men fought so bravely during the war that people
began comparing them to these fighting cocks.
State Marine Animal
The Horseshoe Crab
•Chosen as Delaware’s official marine animal on June 25, 2002.
•Live primarily in shallow ocean waters on soft sandy or muddy
bottoms
•Delaware Bay is the home to more Horseshoe Crabs than any other
place in the world
State Marine Animal
The Horseshoe Crab
Click to view movies
about the horseshoe
crab
Important to humankind:
•Eyes are used in vision studies (their 10
eyes have a structure similar to the human
eye)
•Blood is used to detect bacterial poisons
in some human medications
•Shell contains a natural polymer used to
make bandages.
Delaware Memorial Bridge
•The second longest twin span suspension
bridge in the world
•Opened in 1951
•Stretches 13,200 feet to connect Delaware and
New Jersey
•Over 80,000 cars
drive over the bridge
daily