Delaware (DE) |
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Capital City: |
Dover | |
Nickname: |
First State / Diamond State | |
Motto: |
Liberty and Independence | |
Statehood: |
December 7, 1787 (1st) | |
Origin of State's Name: |
Named after Lord De La Warr, an early Virginia governor. | |
Largest Cities: |
Wilmington, Dover, Newark, Bethany, Milton | |
Border States: |
Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania | |
Land Area: |
1,955 sq. mi.; 49th largest | |
State's Bird: |
Blue Hen Chicken |  |
State's Flower: |
Peach Blossom | |
State's Tree: |
American Holly (ilex opaca) | |
State's Song: |
Our Delaware | |
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