Date Admitted to the Union:
December 7, 1787 - Delaware was the 1st state.Learn more about the Delaware Colony.
Delaware State Capital:
DoverState Nickname:
First StateState Motto:
Liberty and IndependenceDelaware State Bird:
Blue Hen ChickenDelaware State Flower:
Peach BlossomDelaware State Tree:
American HollyCities 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

