vanessa zimmerman december 7 th, 1787 date delaware became a state
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DELAWARE
Vanessa
Zimmerman
December 7th , 1
787
Date Delaware
Became a
State
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NICKNAME MOTTO “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”
“Liberty and Independence”
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STATE FLOWERPeach Blossom
Became Delaware's flower on May 9th, 1895.
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 ANIMALHorseshoe CrabAdopted on June 25th, 2002Delaware 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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FAMOUS LANDMARKS
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STATE TRANSPORTATIONAirports
Baltimore airport Philadelphia airport New Castle County airport
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SENATOR & HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sr. US SenatorTom Carper
Jr. US SenatorTed Kaufman
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TAXES Personal income tax Delaware collects income
taxes from its residents at the following rates:
-- No tax on the first $2,000-- 2.2 percent on taxable income between $2,000 and $5,000 -- 3.9 percent on taxable income between $5,001 and $10,000 -- 4.8 percent on taxable income between $10,001 and $20,000 -- 5.2 percent on taxable income between $20,001 and $25,000 -- 5.55 percent on taxable income between $25,001 and $60,000-- 5.95 percent on taxable income over $60,000
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COST OF AVERAGE HOME
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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
Natural ResourcesFertile soilMineral deposits
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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.
Population843,524 people in 2005
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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