State of Delaware
Flag of Delaware Seal Nickname(s): The First State, The Small Wonder, Blue Hen State, The Diamond State Motto(s): Liberty and Independence
Official language(s)	none[1]
Demonym	Delawarian
Capital	Dover
Largest city	Wilmington
Area	Ranked 49th in the US
- Total	2,490 sq mi (6,452 km²)
- Width	30 miles (48 km)
- Length	96 miles (154 km)
- % water	21. The Flag of Delaware consists of a buff-colored diamond on a field of colonial blue with the coat of arms of the state of Delaware inside The Seal of Delaware was first adopted on January 17, 1777, with the current version being adopted April 29, 2004. This is a list of US state nicknames, including officially adopted Nicknames and other traditional nicknames for individual states of the United States. Here is a list of state Mottos for the states of the United States of America. The United States does not have an Official language; however the majority of the population speaks English as a native language (about 82% A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Washington DC has been the capital of the United States since 1800 The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U This is a list of the largest cities of US states by population Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a complete list of the states of the United States and its major territories ordered by total area, land area, and water area The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 5
- Latitude	38° 27′ N to 39° 50′ N
- Longitude	75° 3′ W to 75° 47′ W
Population	Ranked 45th in the US
- Total	783,600
- Density	401. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology This is a list of states of the United States by population (with inhabited non-state jurisdictions included for comparison as of July 1, 2007, according to the This article is a list of the 50 US States ordered by Population density. 11/sq mi  154. 87/km² (7th in the US)
- Median income	$50,152 (12th)
Elevation
- Highest point	near Ebright Azimuth[2] 447. Household income is a measure of current private income commonly used by the United States government and private institutions Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below --> The Ebright Azimuth is the point with the highest benchmark monument elevation in Delaware. 85[2] ft  (136. 5 m)
- Mean	59 ft  (18 m)
- Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean[3] 0 ft  (0 m)
Admission to Union	December 7, 1787 (1st)
Governor	Ruth Ann Minner (D)
Lieutenant Governor	John C. Carney, Jr. (D)
U.S. Senators	Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D) Thomas R. Carper (D)
Congressional Delegation	List
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Abbreviations	DE Del. US-DE
Website	delaware.gov

Delaware State Symbols
Living Symbols
-Bird	Blue Hen Chicken
-Butterfly	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
-Fish	Weakfish
-Flower	Peach blossom
-Insect	Ladybug
-Tree	American Holly
Beverage	Milk
Colors	Colonial Blue, Buff
Fossil	Belemnite
Mineral	Sillimanite
Slogan(s)	It's Good Being First
Soil	Greenwich
Song(s)	Our Delaware
Route Marker(s)
Quarter	1999
See Also

Delaware (IPA: /ˈdɛləwɛər/) is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of U Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Ruth Ann Minner (born January 17 1935) is an American Politician and Businesswoman from Milford, in Kent County This is a complete and current List of United States Lieutenant Governors. John C Carney Jr (born May 20 1956) is an American Politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Thomas Richard "Tom" Carper (born January 23 1947) is an American Economist and Politician from Wilmington, in The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses This is a chronological listing in timeline format of the United States Congressional Delegations from Delaware to the United States Senate and United States House of This is a list of United States of America States by time zone The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America Daylight saving time ( DST The traditional abbreviations for US states and territories were widely used in mailing addresses prior to the introduction of two-letter U ISO 3166-2US is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United States of America. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Seal The Seal of Delaware was first adopted on January 17, 1777, with the current version being adopted April 29, 2004 This is a list of US state birds as designated by each state's legislature The Blue Hen of Delaware is a Breed of Chicken that was adopted on April 14 1939 as the state bird of Delaware. This is a list of official US state butterflies: See also List of U The Eastern tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, is a large (12 cm wingspan Swallowtail butterfly. This is a list of official and *unofficial US state fish:The only states lacking a state fish as of 2008 are Arkansas Indiana Kansas and Ohio The weakfish, Cynoscion regalis, is a marine Fish of the drum family Sciaenidae. This is a list of US state flowers: See also List of US state trees Lists of U The peach ( Prunus persica) is a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach This is a list of United States state insects note that some states have more than one designated insect or have multiple categories (e Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7") is the most common This List of US state trees includes official trees of the following states and U Ilex opaca ( American Holly) is a species of Holly, native to the eastern United States, from coastal Massachusetts south to central This is a list of official state beverages: Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the Mammary glands of female Mammals (including Monotremes. This is a list of US state colors: See also Lists of US state insignia The Flag of Delaware consists of a buff-colored diamond on a field of colonial blue with the coat of arms of the state of Delaware inside For other uses of the term see Buff Buff (colour Buff is a pale Yellow - Brown colour that got its name from the Most American states have made a state fossil designation in many cases during the 1980s. Belemnites (or belemnoids are an extinct group of marine Cephalopod, very similar in many ways to the modern Squid and closely related to the modern Cuttlefish Not every state has an official state mineral rock stone or gemstone Sillimanite also called Bucholzite is an alumino-silicate Mineral with the Chemical formula Al2SiO5 This list of US state slogans is made up the Advertising slogans currently and formerly used by U This is a list of Representative US State Soils. A state soil is a Soil that has special significance to a particular state. Introduction Forty-nine states of the United States (all except New Jersey) have one or more state songs, selected by the state Our Delaware is a poem written by George B Hynson, published in 1906 Highways in the United States are split into at least four different types of systems The 50 State Quarters program ( is the release of a series of commemorative coins by the United States Mint. These are lists of US state insignia as designated by tradition or the respective state legislatures: List of U A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard" refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern The Mid-Atlantic States (also called Middle Atlantic States or simply Mid Atlantic) form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States that The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[4] The state is named after Delaware Bay and River, which were named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618). Delaware Bay is a large Estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the Northeast seaboard of the United States whose fresh water mixes for many miles The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Thomas West 3rd (or 12th Baron De La Warr ( July 9, 1577 &ndash June 7, 1618) was the Englishman after whom the bay, ^[5] Population estimates by the Census Bureau for 2005 place the population of Delaware at 843,524. Delaware is the seventh most densely populated state, with a population density of 320 more people per square mile than the national average, ranking ahead of states such as Florida, California, and Texas. Limited by its small area, it ranks 45th in population. ^[6]

Contents 1 State symbols 2 Geography 2.1 Topography 2.2 Climate 3 History 3.1 Native Americans 3.2 Colonial Delaware 3.3 American Revolution 3.4 Slavery and race 4 Demographics 4.1 Languages 4.2 Religion 5 Economy 6 Transportation 6.1 Roads 6.2 Ferries 6.3 Rail and bus 6.4 Air 7 Law and government 7.1 Legislative branch 7.2 Judicial branch 7.3 Executive branch 8 Municipalities 8.1 Counties 8.2 Cities 8.3 Towns 8.4 Towns (cont.) 8.5 Villages 8.6 Unincorporated places 8.7 Top 10 richest places in Delaware 9 Education 9.1 Colleges and universities 10 Miscellaneous topics 10.1 Media 10.2 Tourism 10.3 Festivals 10.4 Sports 10.5 Delaware Native Americans 10.6 Namesakes 10.7 Famous Delawareans 11 See also 12 References 13 External links

State symbols

Main article: List of Delaware state symbols

The state's motto, "Liberty and Independence" is inscribed on the coat of arms, which is incorporated into both the state seal and the state flag. Seal The Seal of Delaware was first adopted on January 17, 1777, with the current version being adopted April 29, 2004 Liberty and Independence is the state motto of Delaware, United States. The Seal of Delaware was first adopted on January 17, 1777, with the current version being adopted April 29, 2004. The Flag of Delaware consists of a buff-colored diamond on a field of colonial blue with the coat of arms of the state of Delaware inside The state's official nickname, "The First State" commemorates the fact that on December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the United States Constitution. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. ^[7] Commemorating Delaware's ratification, Constitution Park features a four-foot cube upon which is inscribed the entire document as it has evolved. Delaware has also been called the "Blue Hen State", referring to the official state bird, the Blue Hen Chicken, which was carried with the Delaware Revolutionary War soldiers for cockfighting,^[8] and the "Diamond State". The Blue Hen of Delaware is a Breed of Chicken that was adopted on April 14 1939 as the state bird of Delaware. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" A cockfight is a Blood sport between two Roosters held in a ring called a cockpit ^[9] The ferocity of the Blue Hen Chickens carried by Captain Jonathan Caldwell's men in the Revolutionary Army and the prowess of his company led to the nickname of "Caldwell's Gamecocks. "^[10] It also led to the University of Delaware's adopting the nickname of "Fightin' Blue Hens". Along with traditional symbols such as an official state tree (the American holly) and flower (the peach blossom), the legislature adopted the Delaware Diamond, the first star on the International Star Registry to be registered to an American state. Ilex opaca ( American Holly) is a species of Holly, native to the eastern United States, from coastal Massachusetts south to central The peach ( Prunus persica) is a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach The official state star of Delaware is the Delaware Diamond, located in the constellation of Ursa Major (Great Bear with coordinates of right ascension 9h 40m 44s The International Star Registry (ISR founded in 1979, enables buyers to name a Star as a gift or memorial

Geography

Delaware is 96 miles long and ranges from 9 to 35 miles across, totaling 1,954 square miles and making it the second-smallest state in the United States after Rhode Island. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States Delaware is bounded to the north by Pennsylvania; to the east by the Delaware River, Delaware Bay, New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and south by Maryland. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Small portions of Delaware are also situated on the far, or eastern, side of the Delaware River estuary. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open These parcels share land boundaries with New Jersey. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The state of Delaware, together with the Eastern Shore counties of Maryland and two counties of Virginia, form the Delmarva Peninsula, which stretches south down the Mid-Atlantic Coast. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The Delmarva Peninsula is a large Peninsula on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by portions of three U

The definition of the northern boundary of the state is highly unusual. Most of the boundary between Delaware and Pennsylvania is defined by an arc extending 12 miles (19 km) from the cupola of the courthouse in New Castle. In Architecture, a cupola or lantern is a radially symmetrical ornamental structure (often dome-shaped or quadrilateral located on top of a larger New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles (10 km south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River, at the head It is referred to as the Twelve-Mile Circle. The Twelve-Mile Circle is an arc that makes up most of the boundary between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of Delaware in the United States This is the only true-arc political boundary in the United States. This border extends all the way east to the low-tide mark on the New Jersey shore, then continues south along the shoreline until it again reaches the twelve-mile arc in the south; then the boundary continues in a more conventional way in the middle of the main channel (thalweg) of the Delaware River Estuary. Thalweg (ˈtɑːlvɛg an English word compounded from the German elements Thal (since Duden 's orthography reform of 1901 written Tal To the west, a portion of the arc extends past the easternmost edge of Maryland. The remaining western border runs slightly east of due south from its intersection with the arc. The Wedge of land between the northwest part of the arc and the Maryland border was claimed by both Delaware and Pennsylvania until 1921, when Delaware's claim was confirmed. The Wedge (or Delaware Wedge) is a small tract of land along the border between Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

Delaware is subdivided into three counties: from north to south, New Castle, Kent County and Sussex. New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U Kent County is a county located in the central part of the US Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the U See also: List of counties in Delaware

Main articles: Twelve-Mile Circle, The Wedge, Mason-Dixon line, Transpeninsular Line

Topography

Delaware is on a level plain; the highest elevation, located at Ebright Azimuth, near Concord High School, Wilmington, does not rise fully 450 feet above sea level. The United States state of Delaware has three counties: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, the fewest counties of any U The Twelve-Mile Circle is an arc that makes up most of the boundary between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of Delaware in the United States The Wedge (or Delaware Wedge) is a small tract of land along the border between Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The Mason–Dixon Line (or "Mason and Dixon's Line" is a Demarcation line between four U The Transpeninsular Line (at approximately 38° 27' N is a surveyed line the eastern half of which forms the north-south border between Delaware and Maryland. The Ebright Azimuth is the point with the highest benchmark monument elevation in Delaware. The northern part is associated with the Appalachian Piedmont and is full of hills with rolling surfaces. South of Newark and Wilmington, the state follows the Atlantic Coastal Plain with flat, sandy, and, in some parts, swampy ground. A ridge about 75 to 80 feet in altitude extends along the western boundary of the state and is the drainage divide between the two major water bodies of the Delaware River and several streams flowing into Chesapeake Bay in the west.

Climate

Since almost all of Delaware is a part of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the climate is moderated by the effects of the ocean. The Atlantic Coastal Plain is the flat stretch of land that borders the Atlantic Ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico) The state is somewhat of a transitional zone between a humid subtropical climate and a continental climate. Humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa or Cwa) is a climate zone characterized by hot humid summers and chilly to mild winters Continental climate is a Climate that is characterized by Winter Temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of Snow cover each Year Despite its small size (roughly 100 miles from its northernmost to southernmost points), there is significant variation in mean temperature and amount of snowfall between Sussex County and New Castle County. The southern portion of the state has a somewhat milder climate and a longer growing season than the northern portion of the State. The transitional climate of Delaware supports a surprising variety of vegetation. At Trap Pond State Park in Sussex County, bald cypress grow -- this is thought to be one of the northernmost stands of such trees. The vegetation in New Castle County, on the other hand, is more typical of that of the northeastern United States. All parts of Delaware have relatively hot, humid summers. While Sussex and Kent Counties are considered to fall in the humid subtropical climate zone, there is some debate about whether northern New Castle County falls in the humid subtropical climate zone or warm continental climate.

History

Main article: History of Delaware

Native Americans

Before Delaware was settled by European colonists, the area was home to the Eastern Algonquian tribes known as the Unami Lenape or Delaware throughout the Delaware valley, and the Nanticoke along the rivers leading into the Chesapeake Bay. The History of Delaware is the story of a small American state in the middle of the original colonies and yet until recently often overlooked by outsiders The Algonquian (also Algonkian, and pronounced both and) languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic The Chesapeake Bay is the largest Estuary in the United States. The Unami Lenape in the Delaware Valley were closely related to Munsee Lenape tribes along the Hudson River. The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami They had a settled hunting and agricultural society, and they rapidly became middlemen in an increasingly frantic fur trade with their ancient enemy, the Minqua or Susquehannock. The Susquehannock people were natives of areas adjacent to the Susquehanna River and its Tributaries from the southern part of what is now New York With the loss of their lands on the Delaware River and the destruction of the Minqua by the Iroquois of the Five Nations in the 1670s, the remnants of the Lenape left the region and moved over the Alleghany Mountains by the mid-18th century. The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the "League of Peace and Power" the "Five Nations" the "Six Nations" or the "People of the Longhouse The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany and Allegany) &mdash informally the Alleghenies &mdash is part of the vast Appalachian

Colonial Delaware

The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in present-day Delaware by establishing a trading post at Zwaanendael, near the site of Lewes in 1631. The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. Zwaanendael or Swaanendael was a Dutch colonial settlement in Delaware. Lewes (ˈluːɨs is an incorporated City in Sussex County, Delaware, United States of the Delmarva Peninsula. Within a year all the settlers were killed in a dispute with area Indian tribes. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States In 1638, a Swedish trading post and colony was established at Fort Christina (now in Wilmington) by Dutchman Peter Minuit at the head of a group of Swedes, Finns and Dutch. Fort Christina (later renamed Fort Altena) was the first Swedish settlement in North America and the principal settlement of the New Sweden Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Peter Minuit (1589 &ndash August 5, 1638) was a Walloon from Wesel, today North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, then part of The terms Finns and Finnish people ( Finnish: suomalaiset, Swedish: finländare) are used in English to Thirteen years later, the Dutch, reinvigorated by the leadership of Peter Stuyvesant, established a new fort in 1651 at present-day New Castle, and in 1655 they took over the entire Swedish colony, incorporating it into the Dutch New Netherland. Peter Stuyvesant (originally Pieter or Petrus, Peter is never mentioned in historical records (c New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles (10 km south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River, at the head New Netherland (Dutch Nieuw-Nederland, Latin Novum Belgium or Nova Belgica) 1614–1674 is the name of the former Dutch territory on the eastern coast

Only nine years later, in 1664, the Dutch were themselves forcibly removed by a British expedition under the direction of James, the Duke of York. British people, or Britons, are the native inhabitants of Great Britain and their descendants or citizens of the United Kingdom, of the James II of England and Ireland James VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 &ndash 16 September 1701 was King of England, King of Scots, Later that same year James Fighting off a prior claim by Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, Proprietor of Maryland, the Duke passed his somewhat dubious ownership on to William Penn in 1682. Cecilius Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore ( August 8, 1605 &ndash November 30, 1675) usually called Cecil was an English Coloniser William Penn ( October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, Penn strongly desired access to the sea for his Pennsylvania province and leased what then came to be known as the "Lower Counties on the Delaware" from the Duke.

Penn established representative government and briefly combined his two possessions under one General Assembly in 1682. However, by 1704 the Province of Pennsylvania had grown so large that their representatives wanted to make decisions without the assent of the Lower Counties and the two groups of representatives began meeting on their own, one at Philadelphia, and the other at New Castle. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Penn and his heirs remained proprietors of both and always appointed the same person Governor for their Province of Pennsylvania and their territory of the Lower Counties. The fact that Delaware and Pennsylvania shared the same governor was not unique. During much of the colonial period, New York and New Jersey shared a governor, as did Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Dependent in early years on indentured labor, Delaware imported more slaves as the number of English immigrants decreased with better economic conditions in England. The colony became a slave society and cultivated tobacco as a cash crop. Before the Revolution, it had begun to shift to mixed agriculture.

American Revolution

Like the other middle colonies, the Lower Counties on the Delaware initially showed little enthusiasm for a break with Britain. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 The citizenry had a good relationship with the Proprietary government, and generally were allowed more independence of action in their Colonial Assembly than in other colonies. Merchants at the port of Wilmington had trading ties with British. Nevertheless, there was strong objection to the seemingly arbitrary measures of Parliament, and leaders understood that the territory's existence as a separate entity depended upon its keeping step with its powerful neighbors, especially Pennsylvania. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those

So it was that New Castle lawyer Thomas McKean denounced the Stamp Act in the strongest terms, and Kent County native John Dickinson became the "Penman of the Revolution. Thomas McKean (March 19 1734 June 24 1817 was an American Lawyer and Politician from New Castle, Delaware, and Philadelphia A stamp act is a law enacted by a government that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents John Dickinson ( November 8 1732 – February 14 1808) was an American Lawyer and Politician from Philadelphia " Anticipating the Declaration of Independence, Patriot leaders Thomas McKean and Caesar Rodney convinced the Colonial Assembly to declare itself separated from British and Pennsylvania rule on June 15, 1776. This article concerns Patriots in the American Revolution. For other uses see Patriot (disambiguation. Caesar Rodney ( October 7 1728 &ndash June 26 1784) was an American Lawyer and Politician from Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The person best representing Delaware's majority, George Read, could not bring himself to vote for a Declaration of Independence. George Read ( September 18 1733 September 21 1798) was an American Lawyer and Politician from New Castle Only the dramatic overnight ride of Caesar Rodney gave the delegation the votes needed to cast Delaware's vote for independence. Once the Declaration was adopted, however, Read signed the document.

Initially led by John Haslet, Delaware provided one of the premier regiments in the Continental Army, known as the "Delaware Blues" and nicknamed the "Blue Hen Chickens. John Haslet (about 1727&ndash January 3, 1777) was an American Clergyman and Soldier from Milford, in Kent County The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America The Blue Hen of Delaware is a Breed of Chicken that was adopted on April 14 1939 as the state bird of Delaware. " In August 1777, General Sir William Howe led a British army through Delaware on his way to a victory at the Battle of Brandywine and capture of the city of Philadelphia. William Howe may refer to William Howe (actor (born 1994 actor William Howe (architect, patented Howe Truss for covered bridges Background In late July 1777 after a distressing 34-day journey from Sandy Hook on the coast of New Jersey, an Armada of more than 260 ships carrying The only real engagement on Delaware soil was the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, fought on September 3, 1777, at Cooch's Bridge in New Castle County. The Battle of Cooch's Bridge was a minor engagement between American militia and Hessian troops during the American Revolutionary War. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cooch’s Bridge, located at Old Baltimore Pike Newark, Delaware, is the site of the historic Battle of Cooch’s Bridge It is believed to be the first time that the Stars and Stripes was flown in battle.

Following the Battle of Brandywine, Wilmington was occupied by the British, and State President John McKinly was taken prisoner. The Governor of Delaware is the executive officer of the US state of Delaware. Dr John McKinly ( February 21 1721 &ndash August 21 1796) was an American Physician and Politician from The British remained in control of the Delaware River for much of the rest of the war, disrupting commerce and providing encouragement to an active Loyalist portion of the population, particularly in Sussex County. This article concerns Loyalists in the American Revolution. For information on the role of those Loyalists in Canadian history after their emigration see United Empire Because the British promised slaves of rebels freedom for fighting with them, escaped slaves flocked north to join their lines. ^[11] Only the repeated military actions of State President Caesar Rodney were able to harass the British.

Following the American Revolution, statesmen from Delaware were among the leading proponents of a strong central United States with equal representation for each state. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Once the Connecticut Compromise was reached—creating a U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives—the leaders in Delaware were able to easily secure ratification of the U. The Connecticut Compromise, also known as the Great Compromise, was an essential agreement between large and small states reached during the Philadelphia Convention The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. S. Constitution on December 7, 1787, making Delaware the first state to do so. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Slavery and race

Many colonial settlers came to Delaware from Maryland and Virginia, which had been experiencing a population boom. The economies of these colonies were chiefly based on tobacco culture and were increasingly dependent on slave labor for its intensive cultivation. Most of the English colonists arrived as indentured servants, hiring themselves out as laborers for a fixed period to pay for their passage. An indentured servant is a form of Debt bondage worker The Laborer is under Contract of an Employer for some period of time usually three to In the early years the line between indentured servants and African slaves or laborers was fluid. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another Most of the free African-American families in Delaware before the Revolution had migrated from Maryland to find more affordable land. They were descendants chiefly of relationships or marriages between servant white women and enslaved, servant or free African or African-American men. ^[12] As the flow of indentured laborers to the colony decreased with improving economic conditions in England, more slaves were imported for labor.

At the end of the colonial period, the number of enslaved people in Delaware began to decline. Shifts in the agriculture economy from tobacco to mixed farming created less need for slaves' labor. Local Methodists and Quakers encouraged slaveholders to free their slaves following the American Revolution, and many did so in a surge of individual manumissions for idealistic reasons. Three-quarters of all blacks were free by 1810. When John Dickinson freed his slaves in 1777, he was Delaware's largest slave owner with 37 slaves. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common By 1860 the largest slaveholder owned only 16 slaves. ^[13]

Although attempts to abolish slavery failed by narrow margins in the legislature, in practical terms, the state had mostly ended the practice. By the 1860 census 91. 7 percent of the black population, or nearly 20,000 people, was free. ^[14][15]

The oldest black church in the country was chartered in Delaware by freed slave Peter Spencer in 1813 as the "Union Church of Africans. Peter Spencer (1782 - 1843 was born a slave in Kent County, Maryland, in 1782 and grew up to be the founder of the first independent black Christian Church the The Spencer Churches (less commonly called the "Union Churches" are the two religious denominations that resulted from a schism in the " Union " This was renamed the African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church and Connection, more commonly known as the A.U.M.P. Church. The African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church and Connection, usually called "the A The African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church and Connection, usually called "the A Begun by Spencer in 1814, the Big August Quarterly still draws together people in a religious and cultural festival, the oldest such cultural festival in the nation. Big August Quarterly is an annual religious festival held in Wilmington Delaware (sometimes called "Big Quarterly" or "August Quarterly"

At the onset of the American Civil War, Delaware was only nominally a slave state, and it remained in the Union. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Delaware voted against secession on January 3, 1861. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common As the governor said, Delaware had been the first state to embrace the Union by ratifying the Constitution and would be the last to leave it. While most Delaware citizens who fought in the war served in the regiments of the state, some served in companies on the Confederate side in Maryland and Virginia Regiments. Delaware is notable for being the only slave state from which no Confederate regiments or militia groups were assembled.

Demographics

Historical populations Census Pop.  %± 1790 59,096 — 1800 64,273 8. 8% 1810 72,674 13. 1% 1820 72,749 0. 1% 1830 76,748 5. 5% 1840 78,085 1. 7% 1850 91,532 17. 2% 1860 112,216 22. 6% 1870 125,015 11. 4% 1880 146,608 17. 3% 1890 168,493 14. 9% 1900 184,735 9. 6% 1910 202,322 9. 5% 1920 223,003 10. 2% 1930 238,380 6. 9% 1940 266,505 11. 8% 1950 318,085 19. 4% 1960 446,292 40. 3% 1970 548,104 22. 8% 1980 594,338 8. 4% 1990 666,168 12. 1% 2000 783,600 17. 6% Est. 2006 853,476 8. 9%

Demographics of Delaware (csv)
By race	White	Black	AIAN*	Asian	NHPI*
2000 (total population)	77. 65%	20. 28%	0. 79%	2. 43%	0. 09%
2000 (Hispanic only)	4. 10%	0. 59%	0. 12%	0. 04%	0. 02%
2005 (total population)	76. 01%	21. 51%	0. 79%	3. 01%	0. 09%
2005 (Hispanic only)	5. 39%	0. 58%	0. 14%	0. 04%	0. 02%
Growth 2000–05 (total population)	5. 37%	14. 20%	7. 91%	33. 58%	12. 73%
Growth 2000–05 (non-Hispanic only)	3. 36%	14. 46%	4. 94%	34. 00%	15. 17%
Growth 2000–05 (Hispanic only)	41. 33%	5. 47%	24. 81%	8. 81%	2. 86%
* AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native; NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

The five largest ancestries in Delaware are: African American (19. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa 2%), Irish (16. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. 6%), German (14. German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry 3%), English (12. 1%), Italian (9. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship 3%). Delaware has the highest proportion of African-American residents of any state north of Maryland, and had the largest percentage of free blacks (17% of the state) prior to the Civil War. A free Negro or free black is the term used prior to the abolition of slavery in the United States to describe African Americans who were not Slaves

The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of Townsend. In Demographics, the center of population of a region is the geographical point nearest to all the inhabitants of that region on average Townsend is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. ^[16]

Languages

As of 2000, 90. 5% of Delaware residents age 5 and older speak only English at home; 4. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 7% speak Spanish. French is the third most spoken language at 0. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people 7%, followed by Chinese at 0. 5% and German at 0. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. 5%.

Legislation has been proposed by both the House and the Senate in Delaware to designate English as the official language. The United States does not have an Official language; however the majority of the population speaks English as a native language (about 82% ^[17][18]

Religion

The religious affiliations of the people of Delaware are:

• Methodist – 20%
• Baptist – 19%
• No Religion – 17%
• Roman Catholic – 9%
• Lutheran – 4%
• Presbyterian – 3%
• Pentecostal – 3%
• Episcopalian/Anglican - 2%
• Seventh-day Adventist - 2%
• Churches of Christ - 1%
• Other Christian – 3%
• Muslim - 2%
• Jewish - 1%
• Other – 5%
• Refused - 9%

(source: American Religious Identification Survey, City University of New York)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington and the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware oversee the parishes within their denominations. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. The Seventh-day Adventist (abbreviated " Adventist " Church is a Christian denomination which is distinguished mainly by its observance The Churches of Christ discussed Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is an ecclesiastical territory or Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the eastern United States and comprises The Episcopal Diocese of Delaware is one of 108 Dioceses making up the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The A. U. M. P. Church, the oldest African-American denomination in the nation, was founded in Wilmington. It still has a substantial presence in the state. Reflecting new immigrant populations, an Islamic mosque has been built in the Ogletown area, and a Hindu temple in Hockessin. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical Hockessin is a Census-designated place (CDP in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.

Delaware's population includes approximately 20,000 Jewish Americans, who are served by the Jewish Community Center in Brandywine (near Wilmington) and by a number of educational, social and cultural agencies supported by the Jewish Federation of Delaware. American Jews, or Jewish Americans A Jewish Community Center ( JCC) is a general recreational social and fraternal organization serving the Jewish community in a number of A Jewish Federation is a Confederation of various Jewish social agencies volunteer programs educational bodies and related organizations found within most cities in North Synagogues include Congregation Beth Emeth (Reform) in Wilmington, Congregation Beth El (Reconstructionist) in Newark, Congregation Beth Shalom (Conservative) in Wilmington, Congregation Beth Sholom (Conservative) in Dover, and Adas Kodesh Shel Emeth (Traditional) in Wilmington. There is also a Lubavitcher community center and synagogue in Brandywine Hundred. Chabad-Lubavitch is one of the largest Hasidic movements in Orthodox Judaism, and is based in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn Brandywine Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware.

Economy

The gross state product of Delaware in 2003 was $49 billion. Harper's Weekly ( A Journal of Civilization) was an American political Magazine based in New York City. The per capita personal income was $34,199, ranking 9^th in the nation. In 2005, the average weekly wage was $937, ranking 7^th in the nation. ^[19]

Delaware's agricultural output consists of poultry, nursery stock, soybeans, dairy products and corn. Poultry is the category of Domesticated Birds which some humans keep for the purpose of collecting their eggs, or kill for their Meat and/or A dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal Milk &mdashmostly from goats or cows, but also from buffalo, Sheep Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Its industrial outputs include chemical products, processed foods, paper products, and rubber and plastic products. A chemical substance is a Material with a definite chemical composition. Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw Ingredients into Food or to transform food into other forms for consumption by Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon printing upon or packaging Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products Delaware's economy generally outperforms the national economy of the United States.

The state's largest employers are:

• government (State of Delaware, New Castle County)
• education (University of Delaware)
• chemical and pharmaceutical companies (E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.,^[20] Syngenta, AstraZeneca, and Hercules, Inc.)
• banking (Bank of America, Wilmington Trust, First USA / Bank One / JPMorgan Chase, AIG, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Barclays plc)
• automotive manufacturing (General Motors, Chrysler)
• farming, specifically chicken farming in Sussex County (Perdue Farms, Mountaire Farms)

Dover Air Force Base, located in the state capital of Dover, is one of the largest Air Force bases in the country and is a major employer in Delaware. The University of Delaware ( UD) is the largest University in the U E I du Pont de Nemours and Company (,) is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a Gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée Syngenta AG is a large global Agribusiness which markets Seeds and crop protection products ( Pesticides) AstraZeneca PLC (,) is a large Anglo-Swedish Pharmaceutical company formed on 6 April 1999 by the remerger of Swedish Astra AB Hercules Inc ( is an S&P 500 chemical company in Wilmington DE that was created in 1912 as Hercules Powder Company from DuPont as a result of government Banc of America Securities Bank of America () is the largest bank by asset and second largest commercial Bank by deposits and Market capitalization in United Wilmington Trust ( was founded on July 8, 1903 as a banking trust and safe deposit company by DuPont president T Bank One Corporation, based in Chicago Illinois, was the sixth-largest Bank in the United States. Bank One Corporation, based in Chicago Illinois, was the sixth-largest Bank in the United States. JPMorgan Chase & Co ( is the largest Banking institution in the United States by deposits and market capitalization and is one of the oldest operating Deutsche Bank AG (literally "German Bank" ˈdɔɪtʃə,) is an international Universal bank with a broad private clients franchise headquartered in Barclays PLC is a major global financial services provider operating in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Latin America, Australia General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 Perdue Farms is a major chicken processing company based in Salisbury Maryland, United States. Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a base of the United States Air Force in the state of Delaware. The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U In addition to its other responsibilities, the base serves as the entry point and mortuary for American military persons (and some U. S. government civilians) who die overseas.

Delaware has 6 different income tax brackets, ranging from 2. 2% to 5. 95%. The state does not assess sales tax on consumers. A sales tax is a Consumption tax charged at the Point of purchase for certain goods and services The state does, however, impose a tax on the gross receipts of most businesses. Business and occupational license tax rates range from 0. 096% to 1. 92%, depending on the category of business activity.

Delaware does not assess a state-level tax on real or personal property. Real estate is subject to county property taxes, school district property taxes, vocational school district taxes, and, if located within an incorporated area, municipal property taxes. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom Property tax, or millage tax, is an Ad valorem tax that an owner pays on the value of the property being taxed

Title 4, chapter 7 of the Delaware Code stipulates that alcoholic liquor only be sold in specifically licensed establishments, and only between 9:00 AM and 1:00 AM. ^[21]

Transportation

The transportation system in Delaware is under the governance and supervision of the Delaware Department of Transportation, also known as "DelDOT". The Delaware Department of Transportation ( DelDOT) is an agency of the U ^[22][23] DelDOT manages programs such as a Delaware Adopt-a-Highway program, major road route snow removal, traffic control infrastructure (signs and signals), toll road management, Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, the Delaware Transit Corporation (branded as "DART First State", the state government public transportation organization), among others. The Adopt-a-Highway program also known as Sponsor-a-Highway (but see distinction below is a promotional campaign undertaken by U In the United States of America, a Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a state-level Government agency that administers Vehicle registration Almost ninety percent of the state's public roadway miles are under the direct maintenance of DelDOT which far exceeds the United States national average of twenty percent for state department of transportation maintenance responsibility; the remaining public road miles are under the supervision of individual municipalities.

Roads

One major branch of the U. S. Interstate Highway System, Interstate 95, crosses Delaware southwest-to-northeast across New Castle County. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) In Delaware, Interstate 95 runs diagonally from the border with Pennsylvania in northeast to the border with Maryland. In addition to I-95, there are six U.S. highways that serve Delaware: U.S. Route 9, U.S. Route 13, U.S. Route 40, U.S. Route 113, U.S. Route 202, and U.S. Route 301. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U US Route 9 is a north-south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the United States. US Route 13 is a north-south US highway established in 1926 that runs for from the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania US Route 113 is a spur of US Route 13. It currently runs for 73 miles (117 km from U US Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York US Route 301 is a spur of US Route 1 running through the South Atlantic States. There are also several state highways that cross the state of Delaware; a few of them include Delaware Route 1, Delaware Route 9, and Delaware Route 404. State highways in Delaware use the Circular highway shield. State routes Delaware Route 1 Delaware Route 1A Delaware Route 1 is a 10302 mile (16579 km long four-to-six lane highway going from the Maryland - Delaware State line on the eastern Atlantic shoreline Delaware Route 9 is a 58-mile state highway that connects with Delaware Route 1 at the Dover Air Force Base (only just less than a mile south of the southern Delaware Route 404 is a major State highway in Sussex County, Delaware that spans the width of the state U. S. 13 and DE Rt. 1 are primary north-south highways connecting Wilmington and Pennsylvania with Maryland, with DE 1 serving as the main route between Wilmington and the Delaware beaches. DE Rt. 9 is a north-south highway connecting Dover and Wilmington via a scenic route along the Delaware Bay. Delaware Bay is a large Estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the Northeast seaboard of the United States whose fresh water mixes for many miles U. S. 40, is a primary east-west route, connecting Maryland with New Jersey. DE Rt. 404 is another primary east-west highway connecting the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Maryland with the Delaware beaches. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge (commonly known as the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span Bridge in the U The state also operates two toll highways, the Delaware Turnpike, which is Interstate 95 between Maryland and New Castle and the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway, which is DE Rt. The Delaware Turnpike (also named John F Kennedy Memorial Highway along with the adjacent Maryland route is an 11 Delaware Route 1 is a 10302 mile (16579 km long four-to-six lane highway going from the Maryland - Delaware State line on the eastern Atlantic shoreline 1 between Dover and Interstate 95 between Wilmington and Newark. Newark is a City in New Castle County, Delaware, USA, 12 miles (19 km west-southwest of Wilmington.

A bicycle route, Delaware Bicycle Route 1, spans the north-south length of the state from the Maryland border in Fenwick Island to the Pennsylvania border north of Montchanin. Delaware Bicycle Route 1 is a Bicycle route that runs the north south length of the U Fenwick Island is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Montchanin Delaware is a place in unincorporated New Castle County Delaware. It is the first of several signed bike routes planned in Delaware. ^[24]

Delaware has around 1,450 bridges, of which ninety-five percent are under the supervision of DelDOT. About thirty percent of all Delaware bridges were built prior to 1950 and about sixty percent of the number are included in the National Bridge Inventory. The National Bridge Inventory ( NBI) is a database compiled by the Federal Highway Administration, with information on all Bridges and Tunnels Some bridges not under DelDOT supervision includes the four bridges on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, which are under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which is under the bi-state Delaware River and Bay Authority. The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal ( C&D Canal) is a 14-mile (23-km long 450-foot (137-m wide and 35-foot (11-m deep ship Canal that cuts across the states of The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34600 Civilian and 650 Military personnel The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a set of twin Suspension bridges crossing the Delaware River. The Delaware River and Bay Authority or DRBA is a bi-state government agency of the State of New Jersey and the State of Delaware established by Interstate

Ferries

There are three ferries that operate in the state of Delaware:

• Cape May-Lewes Ferry crosses the mouth of the Delaware Bay between Lewes, Delaware and Cape May, New Jersey. The Cape May−Lewes Ferry is a ferry system that traverses a 17-mile (27 km crossing of the Delaware Bay to connect Cape May, New Jersey with Lewes Cape May, is a city at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County, New Jersey, where the Delaware Bay meets the
• Woodland Ferry is a cable ferry that crosses the Nanticoke River southwest of Seaford. The Woodland Ferry is a Cable ferry located in western Sussex County Delaware, spanning the Nanticoke River, west of the city of Seaford. The Nanticoke River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. Seaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware.
• Three Forts Ferry Crossing connects Delaware City with Fort Delaware and Fort Mott in New Jersey

Rail and bus

Amtrak has two stations in Delaware along the Northeast Corridor; the relatively quiet Newark Rail Station in Newark, and the busier Wilmington Rail Station in Wilmington. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The Northeast Corridor ( NEC) is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States by ridership and service frequency This is the Amtrak station in Delaware For the station in New Jersey see Pennsylvania Station (Newark Newark Station is a station in Wilmington Train Station is a passenger rail station in Wilmington, Delaware, formerly known as Pennsylvania Station. The Northeast Corridor is also served by SEPTA's R2 Regional Rail line, which serves Claymont, Wilmington, Churchmans Crossing, and Newark. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority ( SEPTA) is a regional public authority that operates various forms of public transit &mdash bus The R2 is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail Commuter rail system in the Philadelphia area The SEPTA Regional Rail Division provides Commuter rail service on thirteen branches to over 150 active stations in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and its suburbs Claymont is a Census-designated place (CDP in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Churchmans Crossing is a station along the SEPTA R2 and Amtrak Northeast Corridor in New Castle County Delaware. The major freight railroad in Delaware is the Class 1 Norfolk Southern, which provides service to most of Delaware. This article is about the present railroad formed in 1990 For the former regional railroad in Virginia and North Carolina a small part of the new one see Norfolk Southern It connects with two shortline railroads, the Delaware Coast Line Railway and the Maryland & Delaware Railroad. Maryland and Delaware Railroad was formed in 1977 to operate several former Penn Central Railroad lines in both Maryland and Delaware. These two shortlines serve local customers in Sussex County. Another Class 1 railroad, CSX, passes through northern New Castle County parallel to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor.

The public transportation system, DART First State, was named "Most Outstanding Public Transportation System" in 2003 by the American Public Transportation Association. The Delaware Transit Corporation, trading as DART First State is the primary public transportation system that operates throughout Delaware, USA The American Public Transportation Association serves as an advocate for the advancement of Public transportation programs and initiatives in the United States. Coverage of the system is broad within northern New Castle County with close association to major highways in Kent and Sussex Counties. The system includes bus, subsidized passenger rail operated by Philadelphia transit agency SEPTA, and subsidized taxi and paratransit modes, the latter consisting of a state-wide door-to-door bus service for the elderly and disabled.

Air

Delaware is the only state in the Union without commercial air service. New Castle Airport near Wilmington has been served by commercial airlines in the past, the last being Skybus Airlines, which provided service to Columbus, Ohio and Greensboro, North Carolina from March 7, 2008^[25] until its bankruptcy on April 5, 2008. New Castle Airport, also known as the New Castle County Airport, is a public Airport located in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware Skybus Airlines Inc was a privately-held Airline based in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Other general aviation airports in Delaware include Summit Airport near Middletown, Delaware Airpark near Cheswold, and Sussex County Airport near Georgetown

Law and government

Presidential elections results

Year	Republican	Democratic
2004	45. Summit Airport is a public-use Airport located five miles (8 km north of the Central business district of Middletown, in New Castle County Middletown is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Delaware Airpark is a public Airport serves the Dover area and is located one mile (1 Cheswold is a town in Kent County in the US state of Delaware. Sussex County Airport is a public Airport located two miles (3 km) southeast of the Central business district of Georgetown, in Sussex Georgetown is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. 75% 171,660	53. 35% 200,152
2000	41. The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Democratic candidate Al Gore, then Vice President, and Republican 90% 137,288	54. 96% 180,068
1996	36. The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice 58% 99,062	51. 82% 140,955
1992	35. The United States presidential elections of 1992 featured a battle between incumbent President, Republican George H 33% 102,313	43. 52% 126,054
1988	55. -->The United States presidential election of 1988 featured an open primary for both major parties 88% 139,639	43. 48% 108,647
1984	59. The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate and former Vice President 78% 152,190	39. 93% 101,656
1980	47. The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent Ronald Reagan 21% 111,252	44. 87% 105,754
1976	46. The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard M 57% 109,831	51. 98% 122,596
1972	59. The United States presidential election of 1972 was waged on the issues of radicalism and the Vietnam War. 60% 140,357	39. 18% 92,283
1968	45. Please DO NOT flip the colors -->The United States presidential election of 1968 was a wrenching national experience and included the assassination of Democratic candidate 12% 96,714	41. 61% 89,194
1964	38. Please DO NOT flip the colors -->The United States presidential election of 1964 was one of the most lopsided presidential elections in the history of the United States 78% 78,078	60. 95% 122,704
1960	49. The United States presidential election of 1960 marked the end of Dwight D 00% 96,373	50. 63% 99,590

Delaware's fourth and current constitution, adopted in 1897, provides for executive, judicial and legislative branches.

Legislative branch

Delaware General Assembly consists of a House of Representatives with 41 members and a Senate with 21 members. The Delaware General Assembly is the legislature of the US state of Delaware. The Delaware House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U The Delaware Senate is the Upper house of the Delaware General Assembly, the state legislature of the U It sits in Dover, the state capital. Representatives are elected to two-year terms, while senators are elected to four-year terms. The Senate confirms judicial and other nominees appointed by the governor.

Judicial branch

The Delaware Constitution establishes a number of courts:

• The Delaware Supreme Court is the state's highest court. The Supreme Court of Delaware is the sole Appellate court in the United States ' state of Delaware.
• The Superior Court of Delaware is the state's trial court of general jurisdiction. The Delaware Superior Court is the trial court of general Jurisdiction in the state of Delaware.
• The Court of Chancery deals primarily in corporate disputes. The Court of Chancery was one of the courts of equity in England and Wales.
• The Family Court handles domestic and custody matters.
• The Court of Common Pleas has jurisdiction over a limited class of civil and criminal matters.

Minor non-constitutional courts include the Justice of the Peace Courts and Aldermen's Courts. A Justice of the Peace ( JP) is a Puisne Judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace

Significantly, Delaware has one of the few remaining Courts of Chancery in the nation, which has jurisdiction over equity cases, the vast majority of which are corporate disputes, many relating to mergers and acquisitions. A chancery court, Equity court or court of equity is a court that is authorized to apply principles of equity (as opposed to law to cases brought Equity is the name given to the set of legal principles in jurisdictions following the English common law tradition which supplement strict rules of law where The Court of Chancery and the Supreme Court have developed a worldwide reputation for rendering concise opinions concerning corporate law which generally (but not always) grant broad discretion to corporate boards of directors and officers. The Delaware Court of Chancery is a Court of equity in the American state of Delaware. In addition, the Delaware General Corporation Law, which forms the basis of the Courts' opinions, is widely regarded as giving great flexibility to corporations to manage their affairs. For these reasons, Delaware is considered to have the most business-friendly legal system in the United States; therefore a great number of companies are incorporated in Delaware, including 60% of the companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. ^[26]

Executive branch

The executive branch is headed by the Governor of Delaware. The Governor of Delaware is the executive officer of the US state of Delaware. The present governor is Ruth Ann Minner (Democrat), who was elected as the state's first female governor in 2000. Ruth Ann Minner (born January 17 1935) is an American Politician and Businesswoman from Milford, in Kent County The lieutenant governor is John C. Carney, Jr.. John C Carney Jr (born May 20 1956) is an American Politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware Delaware's U. S. Senators are Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (Democrat) and Thomas R. Carper (Democrat). Thomas Richard "Tom" Carper (born January 23 1947) is an American Economist and Politician from Wilmington, in Delaware's single U. S. Representative is Michael N. Castle (Republican). Michael Newbold "Mike" Castle (born July 2 1939) is an American Lawyer and incumbent U

Further information: List of Governors of Delaware

Delaware has three counties: Kent County, New Castle County, and Sussex County. This is a list of the Presidents and Governors of the State of Delaware. Each county elects its own legislative body (known in New Castle and Sussex counties as County Council, and in Kent County as Levy Court), which deal primarily in zoning and development issues. Most functions which are handled on a county-by-county basis in other states — such as court and law enforcement — have been centralized in Delaware, leading to a significant concentration of power in the Delaware state government. The counties were historically divided into hundreds, which were used as tax reporting and voting districts until the 1960s, but now serve no administrative role, their only current official legal use being in real-estate title descriptions. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 ^[27]

The Democratic Party holds a plurality of registrations in Delaware. Until the 2000 Presidential election, the state tended to be a Presidential bellwether, sending its three electoral votes to the winning candidate for over 50 years in a row. The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Democratic candidate Al Gore, then Vice President, and Republican A bellwether is any entity in a given arena that serves to create or influence trends or to presage future happenings The Electoral College consists of 538 popularly elected representatives who formally select the President and Vice President of the United States. Bucking that trend, however, in 2000 and again in 2004 Delaware voted for the Democratic candidate. In the 2000 election Delaware voted with the winner of the popular vote, Al Gore, who subsequently lost the Electoral Vote to George W. Bush (see United States Presidential Election, 2000 for more information. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Democratic candidate Al Gore, then Vice President, and Republican ) John Kerry won Delaware by eight percentage points with 53. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator 5% of the vote in 2004.

Historically, the Republican Party had an immense influence on Delaware politics, due in large part to the wealthy du Pont family. The Du Pont family is an American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817 Ralph Nader assembled a working group to investigate ties between Delaware's politicians and industrialists, resulting in a book published in 1968 entitled The Company State. Ralph Nader (born February 27 1934 is an American Attorney, Author, Lecturer, political activist, and independent candidate for President Working Group can mean Working group, an interdisciplinary group of researchers or Working Group (dogs, kennel club designation for As DuPont's political influence has declined, so has that of the Delaware Republican Party. The Democrats have won the past four gubernatorial elections and currently hold seven of the nine statewide elected offices (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, Attorney General, and two U. S. Senators), while the Republicans hold the remaining two (the state's at-large House seat and the office of Auditor). However, this belies the fact that the Democratic Party gains most of its votes from heavily-developed New Castle County, whereas the lesser-populated Kent and Sussex Counties vote Republican.

See also: United States presidential election, 2004, in Delaware

Municipalities

Wilmington is the state's largest city and its economic hub. Results by county It is located within commuting distance of both Philadelphia and Baltimore. All regions of Delaware are enjoying phenomenal growth, with Dover and the beach resorts expanding at a rapid rate.

Further information: List of Delaware municipalities

Counties Kent New Castle Sussex Cities Delaware City Dover Harrington Lewes Milford New Castle Newark Rehoboth Beach Seaford Wilmington Towns Bellefonte Bethany Beach Bethel Blades Bowers Bridgeville Camden Cheswold Dagsboro Delmar Dewey Beach Ellendale Elsmere Farmington Felton

Towns (cont.) Fenwick Island Frankford Frederica Georgetown Greenwood Hartly Henlopen Acres Houston Kenton Laurel Leipsic Little Creek Magnolia Middletown Millsboro Millville Milton Newport Ocean View Odessa Selbyville Slaughter Beach Smyrna South Bethany Townsend Viola Woodside Wyoming Villages Arden Ardencroft Ardentown

Unincorporated places Bear Brookside Canterbury Clarksville Claymont Dover Base Housing Edgemoor Glasgow Greenville Gumboro Hardscrabble Highland Acres Hockessin Kent Acres Long Neck North Star Omar Pike Creek Rising Sun-Lebanon Riverview Rodney village Roxana Wilmington Manor Woodside East

Dover Newark Seaford Wilmington

Top 10 richest places in Delaware

Ranked by per capita income

1. Greenville: $83,223
2. Henlopen Acres: $82,091
3. South Bethany: $53,624
4. Dewey Beach: $51,958
5. Fenwick Island: $44,415
6. Bethany Beach: $41,306
7. Hockessin: $40,516
8. North Star: $39,677
9. Rehoboth Beach: $38,494
10. Ardentown: $35,577

Further information: Delaware locations by per capita income

Education

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Milford is a city in Kent and Sussex Counties, Delaware. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates the population of the city is 7201 New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, six miles (10 km south of Wilmington, situated on the Delaware River, at the head Newark is a City in New Castle County, Delaware, USA, 12 miles (19 km west-southwest of Wilmington. Rehoboth Beach is a city in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Seaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Bellefonte is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Bethany Beach is an incorporated Town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Bethel is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates the population of the town is 195 Blades is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 956 Bowers is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bridgeville is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Camden is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cheswold is a town in Kent County in the US state of Delaware. Dagsboro is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Delmar is a town located on the border of Delaware and Maryland, along the Transpeninsular Line. Dewey Beach is an incorporated coastal Town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Ellendale is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Elsmere is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Farmington is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Felton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fenwick Island is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Frankford is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Frederica is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Georgetown is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Greenwood is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Hartly is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Henlopen Acres is a municipality north of Rehoboth Beach in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, and is the smallest incorporated town in Delaware Houston is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Kenton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Laurel is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 3668 at the 2000 census. Leipsic is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Little Creek is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Magnolia is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Middletown is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Millsboro is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Millville is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Milton is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, in the United States. Newport is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Ocean View is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Odessa is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Selbyville is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Slaughter Beach is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Smyrna is a town in Kent and New Castle counties in the US state of Delaware. South Bethany is an incorporated Town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Townsend is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Viola is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Woodside is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wyoming is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It was named after the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. Arden is a village in New Castle County, Delaware, in the United States. Ardencroft is a village in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Ardentown is a village in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes Bear is a Census-designated place (CDP in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Brookside is a Census-designated place (CDP in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Claymont is a Census-designated place (CDP in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a base of the United States Air Force in the state of Delaware. Edgemoor is a Census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Glasgow is a Census-designated place (CDP in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Greenville is a Census-designated place (CDP in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Gumboro is a small unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, USA. Highland Acres is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Hockessin is a Census-designated place (CDP in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Kent Acres is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Long Neck is a Census-designated place (CDP in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. North Star is a Census-designated place (CDP in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Pike Creek is a Census-designated place (CDP in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Rising Sun-Lebanon is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Riverview is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Rodney Village is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Roxana, Delaware USA is an unincorporated community roughly centered around the intersections of Delaware Route 20 and Delaware Route 17. Wilmington Manor is a Census-designated place (CDP in north-eastern New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Woodside East is a Census-designated place (CDP in Kent County, Delaware, United States. The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U Newark is a City in New Castle County, Delaware, USA, 12 miles (19 km west-southwest of Wilmington. Seaford is a city located along the Nanticoke River in Sussex County, Delaware. Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country Greenville is a Census-designated place (CDP in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Henlopen Acres is a municipality north of Rehoboth Beach in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, and is the smallest incorporated town in Delaware South Bethany is an incorporated Town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Dewey Beach is an incorporated coastal Town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Fenwick Island is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Bethany Beach is an incorporated Town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Hockessin is a Census-designated place (CDP in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. North Star is a Census-designated place (CDP in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Rehoboth Beach is a city in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Ardentown is a village in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Delaware is the ninth richest state in the United States of America, with a Per capita income of $23305 (2000 and a Personal per capita income of $32810 Gebhardt v Belton, 33 Del Ch 144 87 A2d 862 (Del Ch 1952 ''aff'd'' 91 A Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, 347 US 483 (1954 was a Landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court, which overturned earlier The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Significantly, Belton was the only case in which the state court found for the plaintiffs, thereby ruling that segregation was unconstitutional.

Unlike many states, Delaware's educational system is centralized in a state Superintendent of Education, with local school boards retaining control over taxation and some curriculum decisions.

A "three-tiered diploma" system fostered by Governor Ruth Ann Minner, which awarded "basic," "standard," and "distinguished" high-school diplomas based on a student's performance in the Delaware Student Testing Program, was discontinued by the General Assembly after many Delawareans questioned its fairness.

Colleges and universities

Delaware College of Art and Design Delaware State University Delaware Technical & Community College Drexel University at Wilmington Goldey-Beacom College

University of Delaware Wesley College Widener University School of Law Wilmington University

Miscellaneous topics

Media

There are no network broadcast-television stations operating solely in Delaware. Delaware State University (also referred to as Del State or DSU) is a historically black, public university located in Dover, Delaware Delaware Technical & Community College ( DTCC or Delaware Tech) is the Community college system in the state of Delaware with locations in Drexel University is a private Coeducational University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Goldey-Beacom College is a private coeducational college offering bachelors and masters degrees in all areas of business The University of Delaware ( UD) is the largest University in the U This article is about Wesley College in Delaware, USA See Wesley College (disambiguation for articles on other institutions named "Wesley College" The Widener University School of Law is an ABA accredited program which operates on two campuses one in Wilmington, Delaware, and the other in Wilmington University is a private educational institution of higher learning with its main campus located in New Castle near Wilmington Delaware. A local PBS from Philadelphia (but licensed to Wilmington), WHYY-TV, maintains a studio and broadcasting facility in Wilmington and Dover. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the For the former channel 12 in Wilmington see WVUE (Delaware. WHYY-TV, channel 12 is a Non-commercial, PBS member station licensed Philadelphia's ABC affiliate, WPVI-TV, maintains a news bureau in downtown Wilmington. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. WPVI-TV, channel 6 is an owned-and-operated station of the Walt Disney Company -owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania The northern part of the state is served by network stations in Philadelphia and the southern part by network stations in Baltimore and Salisbury, Maryland. Salisbury (ˈsælzbəri or /sɔːɫzbəɹi/ is the County seat of Wicomico County Maryland. Salisbury's CBS affiliate, WBOC-TV, maintains bureaus in Dover and Milton. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. WBOC-TV, channel 16 is a CBS affiliate based in Salisbury Maryland.

Tourism

While Delaware has no places designated as national parks, national seashores, national battlefields, national memorials, or national monuments, it does have several museums, wildlife refuges, parks, houses, lighthouses, and other historic places. Delaware also boasts the longest twin span suspension bridge in the world. The Delaware Memorial Bridge is a set of twin Suspension bridges crossing the Delaware River. ^[28] The state was playfully mocked for its lack of renown as a vacation destination in the movie Wayne's World and the TV show The Simpsons. Wayne's World is a 1992 Comedy film starring Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar hosts of the Aurora

Festivals

Main article: Delaware festivals

Sports

Club	Sport	League
Wilmington Blue Rocks	Baseball	Minor League Baseball
Delaware Griffins	Football	Women's Professional Football League
Delaware Smash	Tennis	World Team Tennis
Central Delaware SA Future	Soccer	Women's Premier Soccer League
Delaware Dynasty	Soccer	USL Premier Development League
Wilmington City Ruff Rollers	Roller Derby	Women's Flat Track Derby Association

In place of in-state professional sports teams, many Delawareans follow either Philadelphia or Baltimore teams, depending on their location within the state, with Philadelphia teams receiving the largest fan following, though before the Baltimore Ravens entered the NFL, the Washington Redskins had a significant fan base in Sussex County and the Baltimore Colts had a significant fan base in northern counties. There are several annual festivals in Delaware. The Big August Quarterly is an annual religious festival held in Wilmington Delaware and is sometimes called "Big Quarterly" The Wilmington Blue Rocks are a Minor League Baseball team located in Wilmington Delaware. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Delaware Smash is a World TeamTennis club based in Wilmington Delaware. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) World TeamTennis is a league of team Tennis in the United States. The Central Delaware SA Future are a Women's Premier Soccer League club based in Dover Delaware. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Delaware Dynasty were an American Soccer team founded in 2006. History In 1995 the USISL split into two leagues one professional and one amateur Roller derby is an American -invented contact Sport —and historically a form of Sports entertainment —based on formation Roller skating The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore Maryland. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D In addition, the University of Delaware's football team has a loyal following throughout the state, with Delaware State University's team enjoying popularity on a much lesser scale.

Delaware is home to Dover International Speedway and Dover Downs. Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR -sanctioned Race track located in Dover Delaware, owned by and serving as the corporate headquarters of Dover Downs Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino that has a racing facility that holds harness horse racing on a track and NASCAR events on a concrete surface DIS, also known as the Monster Mile, hosts two NASCAR races each year. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Dover Downs is a popular harness racing facility. Harness racing is a form of Horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait In what may be the only co-located horse and car-racing facility in the nation, the Dover Downs track is located inside the DIS track.

Delaware has been home to professional wrestling outfit CZW, particularly the annual Tournament of Death, and ECWA, particularly the annual Super 8 Tournament. Combat Zone Wrestling ( CZW) is an American based Professional wrestling promotion, based around the 'ultraviolent' style of professional wrestling The Super 8 Tournament is an annual Professional wrestling tournament held by the East Coast Wrestling Association.

Delaware is home to the Diamond State Games, an amateur Olympic-style sports festival. The event is open to athletes of all ages and is also open to residents beyond the borders of Delaware. The Diamond State Games were created in 2001 and participation levels average roughly 2500 per year in 12 contested sports.

Delaware Native Americans

Delaware is also the name of a Native American group (called in their own language Lenni Lenape) that was influential in the colonial period of the United States. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic A band of the Nanticoke tribe of American Indians resides in Sussex County.

Namesakes

• Several ships have been named USS Delaware in honor of this state. USS Delaware may refer to one of the six United States Navy ships named for the U

Famous Delawareans

Thomas F. Bayard, Joseph Biden, Henry Seidel Canby, E. I. du Pont, John P. Marquand, Howard Pyle, Caesar Rodney (World Almanac & Book of Facts, Reader's Digest Publishing, 2008)

See also

• List of Delaware-related topics

References

External links

• State of Delaware homepage
• Delaware State Databases - Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Delaware state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
• Delaware Tourism homepage
• Delaware Map Data
• Delaware Population Projections
• The Kalmar Nyckel Foundation & Tall Ship Kalmar Nyckel.
• The Emancipation Proclamation Includes a short introduction.
• U.S. Senate site with the full U.S. Constitution and the Thirteenth Amendment "Slavery and Involuntary Servitude"
• USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Delaware
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Delaware Newspapers
• Delaware State Facts
• [History topics timeline of Delaware 1737-1837][1]
• Delaware Academy of Medicine
• HealthyDE.org

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