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Delaware was the first state to ratify the United States Constitution, earning it the moniker “The First State”.1)
Delaware is the country's second-smallest state.2)
Native American tribes such as the Lenape and Nanticoke lived in Delaware before Europeans arrived in the 16th century.3)
Delaware is effectively an onshore corporate refuge. It is home to more than half of all NYSE-listed companies and 60% of the Fortune 500.4)
Delaware is named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, the first colonial governor of Virginia and an English lord.5)
Delaware's state sport is bicycling.6)
Delaware is known as “The Diamond State” because Thomas Jefferson said said it was a “jewel among states”.7)
During the Revolutionary War, troops conducted chicken battles, earning Delaware the nickname “Blue Hen State”.8)
Delaware has more shoreline than the US Virgin Islands and Guam combined due to its marshes, bays, and streams.9)
There is just one official cave in Delaware.10)
Delaware is the state with the fewest counties in the United States.11)
Delaware is famed for its Delaware Bay oysters, which are regarded as the best in the world.12)
The DuPont family was influential in Delaware's history, culture, and business.13)
Brigadier General Caesar Rodney of Dover is shown on the reverse of the 1999 Delaware state quarter. On July 1, 1776, he traveled 80 miles on horseback to Philadelphia to vote for the United States' freedom. He was also suffering from skin cancer and asthma at the time.14)
There are more hens in Delaware than people.15)