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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 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... )
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Old Baltimore Pike is a road in the
U.S. state of
Delaware . The road, known as New Castle County Road 26, runs from
Maryland Route 281 (MD 281) at the
Maryland state line south of
Newark, Delaware , and continues east to
Christiana , ending near
Delaware Route 1 (DE 1). The road is paralleled by
Interstate 95 (I-95, Delaware Turnpike) to the north and
U.S. Route 40 (US 40, Pulaski Highway) to the south. The Old Baltimore Pike was built before 1720 and connected
Elkton, Maryland , to Christiana. It was a
turnpike called the
Elk and Christiana Turnpike between 1817 and 1838. In the past it served as a major connection between
Philadelphia and
Baltimore . (
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Israel Acrelius (1714–1800), Lutheran clergyman
John Backus (1924–2007), computer scientist, Fortran inventor, Turing Award laureate
Bertice Berry , comedian, sociologist , author, and former talk show host
Valerie Bertinelli (born 1960), actress
Ashley Biden (born 1981), fashion designer, social worker, daughter of President Joe Biden
Beau Biden (1969–2015), former attorney general of Delaware; first son of President Joe Biden
Hunter Biden (born 1970), lawyer, second son of President Joe Biden
Jill Biden (born 1951), First Lady of the United States (2021–present), Second Lady of the United States (2009–2017), wife of President Joe Biden
Joe Biden (born 1942), 46th President of the United States (2021–present), 47th Vice President of the United States (2009–2017), and U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009)
John Biggs Jr (1895–1979), Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit (1937–1965), Senior Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit (1965–1979), and Judge for the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit (1937–1965)
David S. Breslow (1916–1995), industrial chemist
David Bromberg (born 1945), musician
Clifford Brown (1930–1956), jazz trumpeter
Cab Calloway (1907–1994), musician, bandleader
Henry Seidel Canby (1878–1961), critic, editor, Yale University professor
John Carney (born 1956), Governor of Delaware since 2017
Thomas J. Capano (1949–2011), prominent city lawyer convicted of murder
Charles I. Carpenter (1906–1994), first Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force
Kathleen Cassello (1958–2017), opera singer
Christopher Castellani (born 1972), writer
Edwin Hyland Cooper (1881–1948), news reporter and official cameraman with the U.S. Signal Corps in World War I
William Coyne , DuPont Company executive
Victor DelCampo (born 1977), bodybuilding champion
Laura M. Dickey , US Coast Guard Rear Admiral
Elena Delle Donne (born 1989), professional basketball player
John Dossett (born 1958), stage and film actor
William C. Drinkard (1929–2008), scientist, inventor
Sara Dylan (born 1939), former actress and model who was the first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan
Mark Eaton (born 1977), professional hockey player
Herbert S. Eleuterio (1927–2022), scientist, inventor
Raul Esparza (born 1970), actor
Bill Fleischman (1939–2019), sports journalist and professor
John Gallagher Jr. (born 1984), musician, performer, actor
James Garretson (1828–1895), "father of oral surgery"
Andrew Gemmell (born 1991), open water swimmer
Charles Gilpin (1809–1891), mayor of Philadelphia (1851–1854)
Barbara Gittings (1932–2007), prominent activist for LGBT equality
Paul Goldschmidt (born 1987), baseball player
Joan Goodfellow (born 1950), film, TV, and stage actress; mezzo-soprano
Joey Graham (born 1982), power forward for Denver Nuggets
Stephen Graham (born 1982), small forward for Charlotte Bobcats
Dallas Green (1934–2017), baseball player, manager, executive
Niem Green (born 1982), businessperson
Dionna Harris (born 1968), softball player, 1996 Olympic gold medalist
Henry Heimlich (1920–2016), thoracic surgeon , medical researcher; widely credited as the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver
Bankson T. Holcomb Jr. (1908–2000), Marine Corps Brigadier General, cryptanalyst and linguist during World War II
Charles Hope (born 1970), NFL player
Cisco Houston (1918–1961), singer-songwriter
Bones Hyland (born 2000), NBA player
Steven Ittel (born 1946), scientist
Henrietta R. Johnson (1914–1997), first African American woman to serve in the Delaware General Assembly
Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (born 1964), Prime Minister of Latvia , businessman, linguist
Pat Kenney (born 1968), retired professional wrestler and baseball player, better known by his ring name, Simon Diamond
Lisa C. Klein (born 1951), engineer, distinguished professor, Rutgers University
Ellen J. Kullman (born 1956), former CEO of DuPont
Stephanie Kwolek (1923–2014), chemist who is known for inventing Kevlar
Richard Lankford (1914–2003), U.S. Congressman
Jennifer Leigh (born 1983), professional poker player
Edward L. Loper Sr. (1916–2011), painter
John Mabry (born 1970), baseball player
Bob Marley (1945–1981), musician, lived in Wilmington
Stephen Marley (born 1972), musician
John P. Marquand (1893–1960), 20th century author, novelist
Luke Matheny (born 1976), Oscar-winning director of God of Love
Sarah McBride (born 1990), State senator, LGBT rights activist, and National Press Secretary of the Human Rights Campaign
Bill McGowan (1896–1954), Baseball Hall of Fame umpire
Robert Milligan McLane (1815–1898), U.S. Congressman
Marshall Kirk McKusick (born 1954), computer scientist, author
Tom Mees (1949–1996), sports broadcaster
Kevin Mench (born 1978), professional baseball player
Meagan Miller , opera singer
Roxanne Modafferi (born 1982), professional women's mixed-martial artist
Mary Nash (1924–2020), writer
Garrett Neff , model
George Parshall (1929–2019), scientist
Peppermint (c. 1979), drag queen
Samuel Peterson (c. 1639–1689), one of the founders of Wilmington
Daniel Pfeiffer (born 1975), political activist, podcaster
Aubrey Plaza (born 1984), actress
Pete du Pont (1935–2021), Governor of Delaware , U.S. Congressman
Keith Powell (c. 1979), actor, director
Bill Press (born 1940), author, commentator
Howard Pyle (1853–1911), author, illustrator
Joe Pyne (1924–1970), broadcaster
Judge Reinhold (born 1957), actor
Betty Roche (1918–1999), singer in Duke Ellington Orchestra, jazz vocalist
Jane Richards Roth (born 1935), Senior Judge for the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2006-present), Judge for the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1991–2006), and Judge for the US District Court for the District of Delaware (1985–1991)
William Roth (1921–2003), U.S. Senator
Will Sheridan (born 1985), Villanova basketball player, American rapper, LGBT pioneer
Matthew Shipp (born 1960), avant-garde pianist
Andrew Shue (born 1967), actor
Elisabeth Shue (born 1963), actress
Brian Smith (born 1979), NCAA and NFL Football coach and former player
Susan Stroman (born 1954), Broadway and film director, choreographer
John A. H. Sweeney (1930–2007), museum curator and author
Din Thomas (born 1976), mixed martial arts fighter
Sean Patrick Thomas (born 1970), actor
George Thorogood (born 1950), blues/rock musician
Chadwick A. Tolman (born 1938), scientist
Reorus Torkillus (1608–1643), Lutheran minister to New Sweden
Don A. J. Upham (1809–1877), Mayor of Milwaukee
Tom Verlaine (1949–2023), rock musician
Rick Wagoner (born 1953), former chairman and chief executive officer of General Motors
Mary T. Wales (1874–1952), co-founder of Johnson and Wales University , born in Wilmington
Herta Ware (1917–2005), stage and screen actress, political activist, wife of Will Geer
Gloria Warren (1926–2021), actress
Joey Wendle (born 1990), baseball player
Randy White (born 1953), NFL Hall of Famer
Kathleen Widdoes (born 1939), actress
Chris Widger (born 1971), baseball player
Young Guru (born 1974), audio engineer, record producer, disc jockey, record executive; Gimel Androus Keaton by birth
Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm (born 1949), author of Polish descent (Full article... )
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The following are images from various Delaware-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 4 Seaford (from
Delaware )
Image 5 Delaware's
license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from
Delaware )
Image 9 A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from
Delaware )
Image 10 The Blackbird Pond on the
Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in
New Castle County, Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 11 Rehoboth Beach , a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from
Delaware )
Image 12 The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 13 Map of Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 14 Dover (from
Delaware )
Image 16 Delaware's
license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from
Delaware )
Image 17 A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in
Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from
Delaware )
Image 18 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 19 Dover (from
Delaware )
Image 22 A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in
Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from
Delaware )
Image 23 Map of Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 25 Ethnic origins in Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 26 Newark (from
Delaware )
Image 27 Picking Peaches in Delaware , an illustration in an 1878 issue of
Harper's Weekly (from
Delaware )
Image 29 Seaford (from
Delaware )
Image 30 Picking Peaches in Delaware , an illustration in an 1878 issue of
Harper's Weekly (from
Delaware )
Image 31 Newark (from
Delaware )
Image 33 The population density map for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 34 The population density map for Delaware (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 Joe Biden , the 46th president of the United States and a
U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from
Delaware )
Image 37 Ethnic origins in Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 38 Fort Delaware , painted circa 1870 by
Seth Eastman . (from
History of Delaware )
Image 39 The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 42 A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from
Delaware )
Image 46 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 48 Rehoboth Beach , a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from
Delaware )
Image 49 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 50 The Blackbird Pond on the
Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in
New Castle County, Delaware (from
Delaware )
Image 51 Nautical chart of the
Dutch colony Zwaanendael and Godyn's Bay (
Delaware Bay ), 1639 (from
History of Delaware )
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Delaware Route 12 (
DE 12 ) is a state highway in
Kent County ,
Delaware ,
United States . It runs from
Maryland Route 314 (MD 314) at the
Maryland border in
Whiteleysburg east to an interchange with
DE 1 near
Frederica . The route follows a mostly rural alignment, passing through the towns of
Felton and Frederica. DE 12 intersects
U.S. Route 13 (US 13) in Felton and
DE 15 east of Felton. What would become DE 12 was built as a state highway during the 1920s. DE 12 was designated between Felton and Frederica by 1936 and extended west to the Maryland border by 1938. The eastern terminus was moved to its current location in 1965 when
US 113 (now DE 1) was routed to bypass Frederica to the east. The DE 1 intersection became an interchange in 2011. (
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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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