By Andrew Sayles
Introduction
These 50 interesting and fun facts about Delaware state will teach you a lot about...
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Delaware is referred to as the Blue Hen State after its state bird, the Delaware...
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Delaware is a mere 1,982 square miles, making it the second smallest state in the...
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Delaware was the first delegation to ratify the new US Constitution in 1787 following the...
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First State National Historical Park was originally called First State National Monument when it was...
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The Atlantic Coastal Plain is a region in the eastern United States that runs continuously...
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Delaware has about 28 miles of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. This stretch contains beautiful...
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The Delaware River starts in the Catskill mountains of New York before heading south and...
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Delaware Bay is an important estuary in the eastern United States. It encompasses 782 square...
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One fun fact about Delaware is how it got its official state colors: Colonial Blue...
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Horseshoe crabs are an ancient species, with fossils dating back 480 million years. They are...
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Since 1999, the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail has been the state butterfly of Delaware. Males are...
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Sweet Goldenrod was named Delaware's official state herb in 1996. It is a fragrant, anise-scented...
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Another fun fact about Delaware is that it's a relatively flat state with no mountains...
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Henry Heimlich was born in Wilmington, DE, in 1920. In 1975, Heimlich published information about...
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Delaware used to be called the Peach State due to its orchards that once contained...
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In the 1600s, Sweden was a powerful kingdom. They wanted to join England, France, Spain...
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If you're looking to do some shopping, consider heading to Delaware. They have no state...
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Delaware is not a large state, but it was very important in colonial and early...
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The state, river, and bay are all named Delaware after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De...
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One of the most interesting facts about Delaware is that it's divided into just three...
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Most people have heard of Thomas West not by his given name but by his...
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In 1974, the 2nd grade class of Ms. Mollie Brown-Rust lobbied for the ladybug to...
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Professor Raymond W. Kirkbride was a Modern Languages professor and a veteran of WWI. His...
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One of the most interesting Delaware facts is that the entirety of Dead Poets Society...
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In 2005, Delaware became the first state to name an official macroinvertebrate with the stonefly...
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Chicken farming is very important in Delaware, with over 200 million chickens being raised each...
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Part rock-and-roll and part Chicago blues, George Thorogood's music is instantly recognizable. But before he...
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Today, DuPont produces everything from kevlar to lifesaving medical supplies. In 1802, though, the future...
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Old Swedes Church was built between 1698 and 1699. By then, the English had overtaken...
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The Nemours Estate in Wilmington was built from 1909-1910 for the second wife of Alfred...
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Punkin Chunkin (or "pumpkin chucking") events began in Delaware in 1986. Air cannons, catapults, and...
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Henry Francis du Pont was an antiques collector and horticulturist who lived from 1880-1969. He...
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After constructing a forty-foot treehouse from welded steel plates for a nine-day festival, artist Sean...
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The first European settlement in Delaware was that of Zwaanendael in 1631. To commemorate this...
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One of the more unexpected state of Delaware facts is it has a statute created...
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One of the most important Delaware history facts is that the Lenape were the first...
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During the American Civil War, Delaware was divided on the issue of slavery. The industrial...
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Before the US officially joined World War I in 1917, volunteers from Delaware were fighting...
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Fort Delaware was completed in 1859 on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. It...
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In 2004, a beach replenishment project that was pumping sand from the sea floor to...
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Before becoming the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden represented Delaware in the...
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The English took control of the Delaware region in 1664, making it one of the...
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Delaware hosts an important mid-Atlantic ecosystem that is home to eighty-six endangered species. A coastal...
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Eldridge Reeves Johnson was a machinist from Wilmington, Delaware who worked for the Berliner Gramophone...
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Each May, Delawareans flock to the capital of Dover to kick off the summer. This...
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In 1966, future reggae sensation Bob Marley moved to Wilmington, Delaware, with his mom. He...
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The Dover Motor Speedway is one of the premier racetracks in the United States. At...
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Delaware ranks in the top three states for the fastest internet speeds in the country...
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Rehoboth Beach is only one square mile but it packs a lot in. It gained...
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Of all the Delaware facts and information in this article, Redbird Reef is one of...
Conclusion
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