The Flag of Delaware Delaware DEL -ə-wairstate 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 Americans 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...
Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. Hurricane Isabel shortly after landfall
The effects of Hurricane Isabel in Delaware Delaware . Hurricane Isabel formed from a tropical wave on September 6, 2003, in the tropical Atlantic Ocean . It moved northwestward, and within an environment of light wind shear and warm waters, it steadily strengthened to reach peak winds of 165 mph (266 km/h) on September 11. After fluctuating in intensity for four days, Isabel gradually weakened and made landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina with winds of 105 mph (169 km/h) on September 18. It quickly weakened over land and became extratropical over Pennsylvania the next day. The storm's center remained to the south and west of Delaware, and was about 175 miles (282 km) from the state at its closest approach. At that time, Isabel was a strong tropical storm located in central Virginia .
The effects of the hurricane were compounded by flooding caused by the remnants of
Tropical Storm Henri days before. Moderate winds of up to 62 mph (100 km/h) downed numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines across the state, leaving at least 15,300 without power. Numerous low-lying areas were flooded due to high surf, strong storm surge, or run-off from flooding further inland. The passage of Hurricane Isabel resulted in $40 million in damage (2003 USD, ($66.3 million 2024 USD)) and no casualties in the state. Hurricane Isabel was the ninth named storm of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season on September 6, 2003. (
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The following are images from various Delaware-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 3 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 4 Picking Peaches in Delaware , an illustration in an 1878 issue of
Harper's Weekly (from
Delaware )
Image 7 Map of Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 9 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 12 Map of Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 13 Delaware's
license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from
Delaware )
Image 14 Newark (from
Delaware )
Image 15 Picking Peaches in Delaware , an illustration in an 1878 issue of
Harper's Weekly (from
Delaware )
Image 17 Rehoboth Beach , a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from
Delaware )
Image 20 The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 21 Ethnic origins in Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 23 Seaford (from
Delaware )
Image 26 Dover (from
Delaware )
Image 28 The Blackbird Pond on the
Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in
New Castle County, Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 29 A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in
Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from
Delaware )
Image 30 Rehoboth Beach , a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from
Delaware )
Image 32 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 33 The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 34 Newark (from
Delaware )
Image 35 Joe Biden , the 46th president of the United States and a
U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from
Delaware )
Image 36 Seaford (from
Delaware )
Image 37 The Blackbird Pond on the
Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in
New Castle County, Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 38 The population density map for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 39 A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in
Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from
Delaware )
Image 40 A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from
Delaware )
Image 42 Fort Delaware , painted circa 1870 by
Seth Eastman . (from
History of Delaware )
Image 43 Ethnic origins in Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 44 The population density map for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 45 Joe Biden , the 46th president of the United States and a
U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from
Delaware )
Image 46 Nautical chart of the
Dutch colony Zwaanendael and Godyn's Bay (
Delaware Bay ), 1639 (from
History of Delaware )
Image 49 Dover (from
Delaware )
Image 50 A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from
Delaware )
Image 51 Delaware's
license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from
Delaware )
... that The Breakwater Light first town in the first state ?
... that Dave Frederick Sussex County humorist-teacher-writer-radio-host-philosopher dude"?
... that Delaware politician Armwell Long George Washington ? (See discussions regarding this hook at Talk:Armwell Long .)
... that the 2024 inductees to the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame include a man with Down syndrome "average gymnast" "preeminent sportswriter" "greatest high hurdler" "inventor" 10-year-old champion gymnast field hockey player pro baseball player
... that Paul Chadick
... that Delaware weekly newspaper The Faulkland Quiz
Entries here consist of Good articles , which meet a core set of high editorial standards. Delaware Route 9 DE 9 ) is a 57.83-mile (93.07 km) state highway that runs from DE 1 near Dover Air Force Base in Kent County north to DE 2 in the city of Wilmington in New Castle County . DE 9 is a designated scenic highway known as the Delaware Bayshore Byway south of New Castle , running through mostly rural areas to the west of the Delaware Bay and the Delaware River as a two-lane undivided road. Between New Castle and Wilmington, DE 9 is a four-lane road that runs through urban and suburban areas. DE 9 passes through several cities and towns including Little Creek , Leipsic , Port Penn , Delaware City , and New Castle. DE 9 has an auxiliary route, DE 9A , that provides access to the Port of Wilmington . In addition, it has a truck route, DE 9 Truck , located to the south of New Castle.
DE 9 was first designated by 1936 to run from
U.S. Route 113 (US 113, now DE 1) southeast of
Dover north to
US 13 in
Smyrna , following its current alignment to Leipsic and Smyrna-Leipsic Road to Smyrna. In the 1950s, the route was extended north to
US 13 Alt. (now US 13) in Wilmington, in which it was rerouted at Leipsic to follow its current alignment to Wilmington. DE 9 was extended further north to DE 2 by the 1970s. The route was rerouted to bypass downtown New Castle in the 1980s. The intersection with DE 1 was reconstructed into an interchange in 2009. (
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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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