Delaware - Political   Capital Dover Largest City Wilmington Major Cities Newark, Georgetown Nicknames First State, Diamond State, Blue Hen State Area 2,489 sq. miles Population 817, 491

 

Delaware - Physical features   Physical Features Delaware Bay, Cape Henlopen, Cypress Swamp Rivers Delaware, Brandywine, Christina, Nanticoke Highest Point Ebright Azimuth Bordering States Maryland (west), Pennsylvania (north), New Jersey (across Delaware River and Delaware Bay) National Parks None Key Products Chemicals, Nylon, Soybeans, Corn, Broiler Chickens Natural Resources Rubber, Plastics

 

Delaware - History   1609 Delaware Bay region explored by Dutchman Henry Hudson 1787 The first state to be admitted to the Union, Delaware was a key political figure during the Revolutionary War 1802 Eleuthere Du Pont establishes gunpowder mill near Wilmington Present Day Wilmington is nicknamed the "Chemical Capital of the World". The Du Pont family’s gunpowder mills made this area into one of the leading chemical centers of the world

 

Delaware - Facts   Delaware consists of three counties: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, New Castle county being the most populated and heavily industrialized (particularly in the Wilmington-Newark area). Delaware is the second smallest state in area in the US and the first state to join the union The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal connects the two bays and passes through northern Delaware near Wilmington Delaware has the lowest mean elevation of any state in the US Delaware has a lower number of counties than any other state in the US, only 3 The Delmarva Peninsula takes its name from the three state located on it: Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia The U.S. Air Force base outside Dover is one of the largest in the U.S The Delaware-Pennsylvania boundary is the only "rounded" boundary in the United States Delaware’s strategic location among the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay, and its many canals and waterways (particularly the Delaware River) prompted Thomas Jefferson to nickname it "The Diamond State".