Statehood: Became a state on December 7, 1787 (1^st state)

State Song: "Our Delaware "

State Bird: blue hen chicken (1939)

State Tree: American holly (1939)

State Flower: peach blossom (1895)

State Colors: colonial blue and buff;

State Insect: ladybug (1974);

State Butterfly: tiger swallowtail (1999);

State Fish: weakfish, cynoscion regalis (1981);

State Beverage: milk;

State Fossil: belemnite

State Mineral: Sillimanite

State soil: Greenwich

State Colors: Colonial blue and buff

State Nickname: First State (this is because on Dec. 7, 1787, Delaware was the first of the 12 US states to ratify the new US Constitution), Diamond State , Blue Hen State , Small Wonder

State Motto:  "Liberty and Independence "

Highest Point Ebright Road near the Pennsylvania state line, 442 feet (135 m) above sea level

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Delaware is at the shore where Delaware meets the Atlantic Ocean ; sea level:

Largest cities: Wilmington , 72,786; Dover , 34,288; Newark , 30,060; Middletown , 9,121; Smyrna , 7,413; Milford , 7,201; Seaford, 6,997; Elsmere, 5,722; Georgetown , 4,911; New Castle , 4,836

Famous Delawareans:

Population (Quick Facts):  853,476:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/10000.html

Official State website:

http://delaware.gov/

State Legislature:

http://legis.delaware.gov/

Capital of Delaware :  Dover, Delaware:

http://www.cityofdover.com/

Department of Transportation:

http://www.deldot.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://dda.delaware.gov/

State Parks: 

http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/parks/index.asp

Connecticut Job link:

http://www.dol.gov/odep/joblinks/joblinks_2a.htm

Tourism and Travel:

http://delaware.gov/yahoo/Visitor

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/delaware.htm

Museums:

http://www.delawaremuseums.org/

Zip Codes:

http://zipcodes.addresses.com/results.php?ReportType=42&qs=DE

Delaware Newspapers:

http://www.usnpl.com/denews.php

Universities and Colleges in Delaware: