State of Delaware
Official Flag
Official Seal
Facts about 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.
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