Dover, Delaware

State bird: Blue Hen Chicken State flower: Peach Blossom Population: 783,600 people
Nickname: First State/Diamond State/Blue Hen State Economy: Dairy products, poultry, nursery stock,soybeans, corn, food processing, chemical products, paper products, rubber and plastic products, scientific instruments, printing and publishing Fun facts: Delaware was the first state to ratify the US Constitution and did so December 7, 1787. The US battleship Delaware was commissioned in 1910. Delaware is the only state without any National Park System
units such as national parks, seashores, historic sites, battlefields, memorials and monuments.
The log cabin originated in Finland. Finnish settlers arrived in Delaware in the mid-1600’s and brought with them plans for the log cabin, one of the enduring symbols of the American
pioneed. The state bug is the Lady Bug. The total area in Delaware is 1,982 square miles. It is 96 miles long and varies from 9 to 35 miles in width. Horseshoe crabs may be viewed in large numbers up and down the Delaware shore in May. The crabs endure extremes of temperature and salinity. They can also go for a year without eating and have remained basically the same since the days of the dinosaur.