| DELAWARE
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| DOVER |
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| AREA |
2,489 sq miles (Land) 1,995 sq. miles (Water) 534 sq. miles
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| CAPITAL |
Dover |
| FAMOUS DATES
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Entered Union (rank): Dec. 7, 1787 (1) Present constitution adopted: 1897
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| LOCATION
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39.158N, 075.517W |
| MEAN ELEVATION
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60 ft. |
| HIGHEST
POINT |
Elbright Rd in New Castle Co., 447 ft
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| LOWEST
POINT |
Atlantic coast; Sea level, 3rd |
| COUNTIES |
3 |
| COASTLINE |
28 miles |
| GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
In Kent, 11 miles south of Dover
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| STATE FOSSIL
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belemnite |
| STATE GRASS
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| STATE REPTILE
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| STATE ROCK
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Sillimanite |
| STATE GEMSTONE
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| STATE FLAG
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Adopted on July 24, 1913, the Delaware flag has a background of colonial blue surrounding a diamond of buff color in which the coat of arms of the state of Delaware is placed. Below the diamond are the words "December 7, 1787," indicating the day on which Delaware was the first state to ratify the Federal Constitution.
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| STATE COLORS
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colonial blue and buff |
| STATE SEAL
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The Great Seal of the State of Delaware was adopted on January 17, 1777. Original elements of the seal are described below.The images on Delaware’s official great seal symbolize the foundations of the state’s economy and a part of the state's history. Note that each of Delaware's three counties is represented.
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| STATE SLOGAN
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We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water |
| STATE
MOTTO
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Liberty and independence |
| STATE SONG
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“Our Delaware” |
| STATE TREE
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American holly (1939) |
| STATE BIRD
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blue hen chicken (1939) |
| STATE ANIMAL
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Horseshoe Crab (Marine Animal) |
| STATE FISH
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Sea Trout (Weakfish) |
| STATE METAL
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| STATE NICKNAMES
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Diamond State; First State; Small Wonder: Blue Hen State |
| STATE FLOWER
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peach blossom (1895) |
| BORDERING
STATES
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Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania |
