Here is the next instalment of my monthly feature going
through the States of the United States in alphabetical order to check out how
they got named, what their flag is like and other things of interest.
Location –
Delaware borders Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It has a coastline. It
is the second smallest State. There are
more corporations than people in Delaware.
Nicknames –
the First State (because it was the first state to ratify the Constitution)
Flag
Capital –
although Wilmington is the biggest city in the State, the capital is Dover.
Flower –
Peach Blossom
State
Tree
– American Holly
Signature
foods – Blue Crabs, Scrapple and Peach Pie
Famous
people from Delaware – Joe Biden (current VP) (moved to the
State at 10 years old), Henry Heimlich (invented the Heimlich Manoeuver), Dr Oz
(of TV Fame), George Thorogood (Bad to the Bone) and Mabel Vernon (suffragist)
thank you for the information-some I knew-some I did not. Fun.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that this is more corporations than people.
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