| Date Admitted: | Dec. 7, 1787 |
| State Capital: | Dover |
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| Admission to U.S.: | First State |
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| Flag Adopted: | 1913 |
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| State Motto: | "Liberty and Independence" |
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| Nickname: | The First State |
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| Highest Point: | Ebright Road - 442 feet (135 m) above sea level |
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| State Song: | "Our Delaware" |
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| State Flower: | Peach blossom |
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| State Tree: | American Holly |
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| State Bird: | Blue Hen Chicken |
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| State Bug: | Ladybug (ladybird beetle) |
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| State Fish: | Weakfish |
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| State Fossil: | Belemnitella americana |
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| State Mineral: | Sillimanite |
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| State Soil: | Greenwich |
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