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Delaware

Delaware. Date Delaware Became a State. Vanessa Zimmerman. December 7 th , 1787. 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”.

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Delaware

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  1. Delaware Date Delaware Became a State Vanessa Zimmerman December 7th, 1787

  2. 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”

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

  4. 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.

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

  6. 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.

  7. State Seal

  8. State Tree American Holly

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

  10. 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.

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

  12. State Coin

  13. 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.

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

  15. Location of the State • Northeast United States

  16. Famous landmarks

  17. State transportation Airports • Baltimore airport • Philadelphia airport • New Castle County airport

  18. Senator & house of representatives Sr. US Senator Tom Carper Jr. US Senator Ted Kaufman

  19. 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

  20. Cost of average home

  21. Capital • Dover • Second largest state in Delaware

  22. Food or Crops Produced • Crops produced in Delaware: • Wheat • Barley • Corn • Oats &Grains • Sorghum • Natural Resources • Fertile soil • Mineral deposits

  23. Governor of the State • Jack Markell

  24. Sports teams • Delaware Blue Hens • Dover Downs

  25. 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

  26. Average Income • $32,166 per year • Ranked 13th in the U.S. Population 843,524 people in 2005

  27. 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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