Capital: Dover
Entered the Union: December 7, 1787 (1st state)
Facts:
Named for Thomas West, Third Baron of De La Warr
Born here: Henry Heimlich (you know the Heimlich maneuver?)
First state to ratify the constitution of the United States
Oldest Protestant Church in the U.S. - Holy Trinity built in 1698
Only state without any National park System
The sheaf of wheat, ear of corn, and ox on the state seal symbolize the farming activities of early Delaware
Of the 50 US states Delaware is 49th in size and 45th in population
At its widest point Delaware is 35 miles across
Capital building:
They let us sit behind the senate desk and play with the gavel.
A large doctors bag with stethoscope in Stanton
Miles the Monster at the Dover raceway
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