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| Capital
City: |
Dover |
| Location: |
39.15869 N, 075.51744 W |
| Area: |
2,489 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
731,600 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
December 7, 1787; 1st
State |
| Song: |
Our
Delaware |
| |
Words by: George B. Hynsos |
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Music by: M. S. Brown |
| Nickname: |
First State; Diamond
State |
| Origin of states
name: |
Named after an early Virginia governor, |
| |
Lord De La Warr |
| Time
zone: |
Eastern |
| Other Cities: |
Wilmington, Newark, Milton |
| Border
States: |
Maryland, |
| Geographic Center: |
Kent, 11 miles south of Dover |
| Coastline: |
28 miles |
| Highest Point: |
Ebright Azimuth, 442 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Poultry, nursery
stock, soybeans |
| |
dairy products, corn; |
| Industry: |
Chemical products, food processing, |
| |
paper products, scientific instruments; |
| National
Park: |
none |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 70 to 75 |
| Temperature
Winter: |
F° 35 to 40 |
| Flower: |
Peach Blossom |
| Tree: |
American Holly |
| Newspapers: |
Delaware
State News |
| Attractions: |
Delaware
Attractions. Roadside America |
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