Interesting Facts About Delaware
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Delaware Facts
- Birthplace of the Inventor of the Phonograph: E.R. Johnson
- The first tractor John Deere made is in the Messick Agricultural Museum, Inc. in Harrington, Delaware.
- Nylon Capital of the World: Seaford
- Delaware was the first state to ratify the federal Constitution
- Delaware is the Second Smallest State
- In 1785 Oliver Evans of Newport invented the automatic flour-milling machinery that revolutionized the industry.
- "Our Delaware" is the official state song. The words are by George Hynson, music by William Brown.
- Wilmington, Delaware, was the first place Christmas seals were introduced in the United States in December 1907.
- Delaware is one of only five states having no sales tax.
- In total area Delaware ranks 49th in the nation. It contains 1,982 square miles. It is 96 miles long and varies from 9 to 35 miles in width.
- Ebright Road in New Castle County is the highest state elevation at 442 feet above sea level. The lowest elevation is along the coast at sea level.
- The Lady Bug is Delaware's official state bug.
- Delaware ranks 49th in the nation with a total land area of 1,955 square miles.
- Delaware has 3 counties, the fewest of any state having counties.
- Only State Without a National Park
- One of the Last States to Use Corporal Punishment
- Eleven years after the landing of the English pilgrims the first white settlement was made on Delaware soil.
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