State of Delaware

Official Seal
Delaware

• The State of Delaware is the 1st U.S. state.
• Delaware received statehood on December 7, 1787.
• Delaware's state capital is Dover.
• Delaware's state postal abbreviation is DE.

Official Flag
Delaware

Delaware's Bird, Flower, Motto, Song, Tree

• Official State Bird: Blue Hen Chicken
• Official State Bird Latin Name: domestic Gallus gallus
  
  
• Official State Flower: Peach blossom
• Official State Flower Latin Name: Prunus persica
• Year: 1895
  
  
• Official State Motto: Liberty and Independence
• Official State Motto Latin Translation:
  
  
• Official State Song: Our Deleware
  
  
• Official State Tree: American holly
• Official State Tree Latin Name: Ilex opaca
• Year: 1939

Delaware's State Government

• Official State Government: Delaware
• State Income, Sales, or Corporate Taxes: Department of Finance: Division of Revenue
• Official State Lottery: Delaware

Delaware's Public Safety

• State Amber Alert: Delaware
• U.S. Government: Amber Alert
• State Highway Traffic Reports: Delaware
• State Sex Offenders Registry: Delaware
• State Vehicle Registration and Drivers Licenses: Division of Motor Vehicles