1. Vanessa Zimmerman

2.  December 7 th, 1787

3.  “The First State”  Delaware was the first of the thirteen original colonies to ratify the US Constitution.  Other Nicknames given…  “The Diamond State”  “Blue Hen State”  “Small Wonder”

4.  “Liberty and Independence”

5. o Peach Blossom o Became Delaware's flower on May 9 th, 1895. o Over 800,000 peach trees

6.  Blue Hen Chicken  Adopted as the official state bird on April 14, 1939  Soldiers put their blue hens in cockfights during the revolutionary war & when they fought so valiantly, the soldiers were compared to the blue hen.

7.  Horseshoe Crab  Adopted on June 25 th, 2002  Delaware Bay is home to the most horseshoe crabs in the world.

8.  Colonial Blue & Buff  First used in the state flag  The shades of buff and colonial blue represent those of the uniform of General George Washington.

10.  American Holly

11.  Our Delaware  by George B. Hynson and Will M. S. Brown

12.  Used the state colors  Adopted July 24 th, 1913  Used the date that Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution and the first state of a new nation.

13.  Sillimanite  Found in the Hoopes Reservoir & Brandywine Spring Areas  Adopted in 1977

15.  Temperate & humid  Hot and humid summers  August is the wettest month  Dry, but cold winters receiving snow  Southern Delaware is more mild than the North.

16.  Valerie Bertinelli  Actress from Wilmington  Sugar Ray Leonard  Olympic boxing champion who won 5 gold medals  From Wilmington

17.  Northeast United States

18.  Dover  Second largest state in Delaware

19.  Crops produced in Delaware:  Wheat  Barley  Corn  Oats &Grains  Sorghum

20.  Jack Markell

21.  Delaware Blue Hens  Dover Downs

22.  Highest point- Ebright Road at Delaware- Pennsylvania line  450 feet above sea level  Lowest point- where Delaware’s shore meets the Atlantic Ocean  Sea level

23.  $32,166 per year  Ranked 13 th in the U.S.

24.  843,524 people in 2005

25.  Fertile soil  Mineral deposits

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