1. Delaware The Diamond State Andy Shu Teacher: Mrs. Walther

2. Name DDDDelaware is named after a famous person NNNNamed after first governor of Virginia NNNNicknames are diamond state, first state, and blue hen state

3. Bird BBBBlue Hen Chicken NNNNot really a type of chicken ffffought and received fame during revolutionary war

4. Flower PPPPeach Blossom NNNNative from China ppppetals are light pink to white

5. Famous People EEleuthere du Pont OOwns gunpowder mill GGot famous by being particularly wealthy CCaesar Rodney RRode to vote vvote decided whether Delaware went for independence HHenry Jay Heimlich IInvented Heimlich Maneuver

6. Places of Interest   Lums Pond State Park   allows fishing, camping, and boat rentals.   has “sensory trail” encouraging tourists to use all senses  New Castle Courthouse Museum  built in location of Delaware’s first courthouse  tourists can learn all about Delaware’s history  Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village  has Lookerman Landing Village  shows what it was like in rural 1890’s

7. Historic Landmarks   Eleutherian Mills   makes gunpowder   along the Brandywine Creek HHoly Trinity Old Swedes Church ooldest still-standing church from New Sweden hhosted services from 1698 to 1900’s LLightship lv-118 sserved in World War 2 ffew lightsips served in World War 2

8. References   statesymbolssua.com   sodahead.com   ushistory.com   edigarnet.com   deaconess-healthcare.com/Heimlich_Institute/About_Dr._Heimlich   State report   rvparking.com   tripadvisor.com   bestoftheroad.com   flickr.com   homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com