Delaware

• Admitted to statehood: December 7, 1787
• Origin of name: Named after Lord De La Warr
• Capital: Dover
• Nickname: "The Diamond State", "The First State", and "The Blue Hen State"
• Motto: "Liberty and Independence"
• Bird: Blue Hen chicken
• Flower: Peach Blossom
• Song: "Our Delaware"
• Stone: Sillimanite (Mineral)
• Tree: American Holly
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