Various Delaware-themed illustrtions and landmarks, such as the "Blue Hens" mascot, Rehoboth Beach, and the "First State" motto.
Sent by Debra Virginia, USA.
Delaware earned itself the nickname “The First State” when, on Dec. 7, 1787, it became the first of the American colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
Delaware’s place at the vanguard of this democratic experiment might not have happened at all were it not for a famous midnight horse ride made on July 1, 1776, by Caesar Rodney. One of three Delaware delegates serving in the Continental Congress, Rodney was in Dover when he got word the other delegates were deadlocked in their vote for independence. To break the tie, Rodney climbed onto a horse and raced more than 70 miles through a thunderstorm to reach Philadelphia, where he cast the deciding vote for independence, reputedly still wearing his boots and spurs — a feat commemorated in 1999 on the Delaware State Quarter.
As a state, Delaware is distinguished in no small measure by its size: It’s the second smallest state in the Union (undersized only by Rhode Island), and it has the fewest counties (three). But don’t let its diminutive stature fool you: It’s also the sixth most densely populated state, boasting more than 442 people per square mile, and all without hosting a single city of more than 100,000 residents, according to the 2010 U.S. Census (read more).
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