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Delaware

Delaware. Vanessa Zimmerman. Date it Became a State. December 7 th , 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.

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Delaware

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  1. Delaware Vanessa Zimmerman

  2. Date it Became a State • December 7th, 1787

  3. 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”

  4. Motto • “Liberty and Independence”

  5. State Flower • Peach Blossom • Became Delaware's flower on May 9th, 1895. • Over 800,000 peach trees

  6. 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.

  7. State Animal • Horseshoe Crab • Adopted on June 25th, 2002 • Delaware Bay is home to the most horseshoe crabs in the world.

  8. 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.

  9. State Seal

  10. State Tree • American Holly

  11. State Song • Our Delaware • by George B. Hynson and Will M. S. Brown

  12. 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.

  13. State Jewel or Mineral • Sillimanite • Found in the Hoopes Reservoir & Brandywine Spring Areas • Adopted in 1977

  14. State Coin

  15. 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.

  16. Famous person • Valerie Bertinelli • Actress from Wilmington • Sugar Ray Leonard • Olympic boxing champion who won 5 gold medals • From Wilmington

  17. Location of the State • Northeast United States

  18. Capital • Dover • Second largest state in Delaware

  19. Food or Crops Produced • Crops produced in Delaware: • Wheat • Barley • Corn • Oats &Grains • Sorghum

  20. Governor of the State • Jack Markell

  21. Sports teams • Delaware Blue Hens • Dover Downs

  22. 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

  23. Average Income • $32,166 per year • Ranked 13th in the U.S.

  24. Population • 843,524 people in 2005

  25. Natural Resources • Fertile soil • Mineral deposits

  26. References • http://portal.delaware.gov/delfacts/gov.shtml • http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/delaware/ • http://www.thingstodo.com/states/DE/famous_people.htm • http://www.50states.com/flower/delaware.htm • http://governor.delaware.gov/ • http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Delaware/DelawareStateColors.html

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