Delaware Fast Facts

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