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The State Fair is held in July each year.
Delaware is located in the Eastern Time Zone
Geography:
Longitude: 75° 2' W
to 75° 47' W
Latitude: 38° 27' N to 39° 50'
N
Geographic Center: 11 miles SW of Dover at Longitude: 75°
30.7'W Latitude: 38° 58.8'N
Elevation: 1-447 feet above sea
level
Average elevation: 60 feet above sea level
Highest
point: 447.85 feet above sea level at Ebright Road in New
Castle County
Lowest point: sea level at the Atlantic Ocean
Land Area: 1,955 square
miles
Water Area: 535 square miles
Total Area: 2,489 square
miles
Length: 96 miles long
Width: 9 to 35 miles
Delaware’s neighbor to the north is Pennsylvania. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean and to the west and south is Maryland. New Jersey is across the Delaware River to the northeast.
Population:
2000: 783,600
Population Density: 314.8 persons per square mile (2000)
History:
The state was named for the Delaware River. The river was named for Sir Thomas West (Lord de la Warr), who happened to be the Virginia Company’s first governor. Before becoming a state, Delaware was the only colony to have been claimed by England, Holland and Sweden. It also was the first state to ratify the US Consitution on 12 December 1787.
Nicknames:
The official state nickname is the “First State,” given because Delaware was the first to ratify the new Constitution in 1787. It is also known as the “Blue Hen State.” This nickname came from a pair of fighting game cocks. A soldier saw them and compared the fighting birds to the soldiers in the Revolutionary War from Delaware. They were soon referred to as Blue Hen’s Chickens. The Blue Hen Chicken was named the official state bird in 1939. Thomas Jefferson once referred to Delaware as a diamond – small but very valuable. He also referred to the state as a jewel among the states. Thus was born the nickname, the “Diamond State.”
In the very early years, peaches were brought to the area and within a 100 years, there were so many trees that the fruit was fed to the pigs to keep it from going to waste. Unfortunately, due to peach blight, the industry fell apart by the early 1900’s. It was for this early peach industry that Delaware was named the “Peach State.” Among other nicknames are found “The Small Wonder,” “New Sweden,” “Uncle Sam’s Pocket Handkerchief,” “Home of Tax Free Shopping” and the “Corporate Capital.”
Weather and Climate:
Average monthly high
temperature: 85.6
Average monthly low temperature: 23.2
Record
high temperature: 110 degrees on 21 July 1930 at Millsboro
Record
low temperature: -17 degrees on 17 January 1893 at Millsboro
Road Conditions
Information: (302) 739-4313 (Mon-Fri)
Road Construction
Information: (302) 739-4313 (Mon-Fri)
Weather Conditions
Information: (302) 328-7596
Delaware Tourism
Office:
99 Kings Highway
P.O. Box 1401
Dover, Delaware
19903
Phone: (302) 739-4271
Toll-free: (800) 441-8846
Delaware State
Chamber Visitor Center
Route 404 & 13
Bridgeville, DE
19933
Phone: 302-337-8877
Delaware Society,
Sons of the American Revolution
PO Box 2169
Wilmington, DE
19899
LINKS
Government
Links page for Delaware
Great links page for all levels of
government in Delaware
505 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE
19801-3091
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Lower
Delmarva Genealogical Society
PO Box 3602
Salisbury, MD
21802-3602
Our purpose is to create and build interest in
preserving and collecting historical records of the Lower Delmarva
Peninsula, to take an active part in collecting records and making
them available for others to use, and to share ideas and information
on genealogical research.
The Historical Society of Delaware
505 North Market
Street
Wilmington, DE 19801-3091
Phone: 302.655.7161
Email:
hsd@dca.net
founded 1864
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Southern
Delaware Tourism
P.O. Box 240
Georgetown, DE 19947
Phone:
(302) 856-1818
Toll-free: (800) 357-1818
Fax: (302)
856-1818
E-mail: southdel@dmv.com
Southern
Delaware Tourism is the Convention and Visitors Bureau for Sussex
County. Discover Sussex's hidden treasures located in the center of
Delmarva. Unique, pristine Sussex offers breathtaking Atlantic Coast
resorts, historic seaside and riverside villages, award-winning
festivals and cultural events and one-of-a-kind museums and
attractions. Sussex boasts a proactive group of award-winning
hotels-motels, restaurants and attractions eager to make your group
tour a successful one.
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This page was created 9 November 1998
This page was last updated on 16 September 2006 at 12:13 pm
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