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NICK NAME | Diamond State, The First State, The Small Wonderland | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Dover | |
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LARGEST CITY | Wilmington | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Dover (?) | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | ?? | |
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AREA | 2,489 sq. miles; 1,955 sq. miles land, 533 sq. miles water, 28 sq. miles coastline. (49th Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 442 ft., on Ebright Rd on the North border of New Castle County. | |
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LOWEST POINT | Sea level along the Atlantic Ocean. | |
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ABBREVIATION | DE (postal); Del. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 302 | |
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TIME ZONE | Eastern Standard Time | |
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PART OF REGION | Middle Atlantic | |
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ADMISSION DATE | December 7, 1787 (1st State) | |
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LOCATION | On the Central Atlantic coast of the US, bordering Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware bay. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | Name came from one of the early rulers, Lord de la Warr | |
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STATE BIRD | Blue Hen Chicken | |
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STATE FISH | Week Fish | |
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STATE FLOWER | Peach Blossom | |
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STATE INSECT | Ladybug | |
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STATE SONG | "Our Delaware" | |
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STATE STONE | Gillimanite | |
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STATE TREE | American Holly | |
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STATE MOTTO | Liberty & Independance |
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