Date Admitted to the Union:
December 7, 1787 - Delaware was the 1st state.
Learn more about the Delaware Colony.
Delaware State Capital:
Dover
State Nickname:
First State
State Motto:
Liberty and Independence
Delaware State Bird:
Blue Hen Chicken
Delaware State Flower:
Peach Blossom
Delaware State Tree:
American Holly
Cities With Population Over 50,000:
- Wilmington
Famous People From Delaware :
- Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, Founder of DuPont Company
- Henry Heimlich, Surgeon
- George Read, Signer of Declaration of Independence
- Caesar Rodney, Signer of Declaration of Independence
