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Delaware ( DEL -ə-wair ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States . It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state's name derives from the adjacent Delaware Bay , which in turn was named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr , an English nobleman and the Colony of Virginia 's first colonial-era governor.
Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula , and some islands and territory within the Delaware River . It is the 2nd smallest and 6th least populous state, but also the 6th most densely populated . Delaware's most populous city is Wilmington , and the state's capital is Dover , the 2nd most populous city in Delaware . The state is divided into three counties , the fewest number of counties of any of the 50 U.S. states; from north to south, the three counties are: New Castle County , Kent County , and Sussex County . The southern two counties, Kent and Sussex counties, historically have been predominantly agrarian economies. New Castle is more urbanized and is considered part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan statistical area that surrounds and includes Philadelphia , the nation's sixth most populous city . Delaware is considered part of the Southern United States by the U.S. Census Bureau , but the state's geography, culture, and history are a hybrid of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the country.
Before Delaware coastline was explored and developed by Europeans in the 16th century, the state was inhabited by several Native American tribes, including the Lenape in the north and Nanticoke in the south. The state was first colonized by Dutch traders at Zwaanendael , near present-day Lewes, Delaware , in 1631. Delaware was one of the Thirteen Colonies that participated in the American Revolution and American Revolutionary War , in which the American Continental Army , led by George Washington , defeated the British , ended British colonization and established the United States as a sovereign and independent nation. On December 7, 1787, Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States , earning it the nickname "The First State". (Full article... )
The following are images from various Delaware-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 2 Delaware's
license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from
Delaware )
Image 4 The Blackbird Pond on the
Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in
New Castle County, Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 5 Map of Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 6 Seaford (from
Delaware )
Image 7 Delaware was named for
Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr , an English merchant and governor of the
Colony of Virginia from 1610 to 1618. (from
History of Delaware )
Image 8 A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in
Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from
Delaware )
Image 9 The population density map for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 10 The Blackbird Pond on the
Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in
New Castle County, Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 11 A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from
Delaware )
Image 13 Fort Delaware State Park on
Pea Patch Island , a popular spot during the spring and summer; a ferry takes visitors to the fort from nearby
Delaware City . (from
Delaware )
Image 14 Rehoboth Beach , a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from
Delaware )
Image 15 Ethnic origins in Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 16 Dover (from
Delaware )
Image 19 A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in
Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from
Delaware )
Image 20 Map of Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 23 The population density map for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 24 Newark (from
Delaware )
Image 25 Newark (from
Delaware )
Image 27 Rehoboth Beach , a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from
Delaware )
Image 29 Delaware's
license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from
Delaware )
Image 30 Picking Peaches in Delaware , an illustration in an 1878 issue of
Harper's Weekly (from
Delaware )
Image 32 The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 34 A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from
Delaware )
Image 37 Joe Biden , the 46th president of the United States and a
U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from
Delaware )
Image 38 Dover (from
Delaware )
Image 39 Fort Delaware , painted circa 1870 by
Seth Eastman . (from
History of Delaware )
Image 40 Nautical chart of the
Dutch colony Zwaanendael and Godyn's Bay (
Delaware Bay ), 1639 (from
History of Delaware )
Image 42 The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 43 Joe Biden , the 46th president of the United States and a
U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from
Delaware )
Image 44 Fort Delaware State Park on
Pea Patch Island , a popular spot during the spring and summer; a ferry takes visitors to the fort from nearby
Delaware City . (from
Delaware )
Image 46 Picking Peaches in Delaware , an illustration in an 1878 issue of
Harper's Weekly (from
Delaware )
Image 48 Ethnic origins in Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 50 Seaford (from
Delaware )
... that Delaware politician Armwell Long was said to have once outranked his close friend, George Washington ? (See discussions regarding this hook at Talk:Armwell Long .)
... that Dave Frederick has been referred to as the "Sussex County humorist-teacher-writer-radio-host-philosopher dude"?
... that The Breakwater Light was the first newspaper in the first town in the first state ?
... that Delaware weekly newspaper The Faulkland Quiz was founded, edited and published by an 18-year-old?
... that the 2024 inductees to the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame include a man with Down syndrome who has lifted 425 pounds (193 kg), an "average gymnast" turned Olympics judge, a "preeminent sportswriter" , the state's "greatest high hurdler" , the "inventor" of the modern sports mascot, a record-setting 10-year-old , a champion gymnast , an Olympic field hockey player , and a pro baseball player in five countries?
... that the only purpose of the Delaware Straight-Out Truth Teller was to promote a political candidate?
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Delaware Route 24 (
DE 24 ) is a state highway located in
Sussex County ,
Delaware . The route runs from
Maryland Route 348 (MD 348) at the
Maryland border east of
Sharptown, Maryland , east to an intersection with
DE 1 in
Midway , between
Lewes and
Rehoboth Beach . Along the way, DE 24 passes through
Laurel ,
Millsboro , and
Long Neck . DE 24 intersects
U.S. Route 13 (US 13) in Laurel,
US 113 /
DE 20 and
DE 30 in Millsboro, and
DE 5 and
DE 23 in Long Neck. DE 24 features an
alternate route ,
DE 24 Alternate (DE 24 Alt.), that runs to the north of the route from US 113 in
Stockley to DE 24 near Midway. DE 24 was built as a state highway throughout the 1920s, with completion of the entire route by 1931. DE 24 was assigned onto its current alignment by 1936. DE 24 Alt. was designated by 2006. (
Full article... )
List of selected roadway articles
Largest cities or towns in Delaware 2018 United States Census Bureau Estimate
Rank
Name
County
Municipal pop.
Wilmington Dover
1
Wilmington
New Castle
70,635
Newark Middletown
2
Dover
Kent
38,079
3
Newark
New Castle
33,673
4
Middletown
New Castle
22,582
5
Smyrna
New Castle/Kent
11,580
6
Milford
Kent/Sussex
11,353
7
Seaford
Sussex
7,861
8
Georgetown
Sussex
7,427
9
Elsmere
New Castle
5,981
10
New Castle
New Castle
5,529
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