Portal:Delaware

The Delaware Portal The Flag of Delaware Delaware (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ 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...) Recognized content - Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. The 2007 Dodge Dealers 400 was the twenty-eighth stock car race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the second in the ten-race season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup. It was held on September 23, 2007 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware before a crowd of 137,000. Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards won the 400-lap race starting from fifteenth position. His teammate Greg Biffle finished second and Dale Earnhardt Jr. took third. Although Jimmie Johnson won the pole position by posting the fastest lap in qualifying, he was passed by Denny Hamlin on the second lap. Hamlin led for the next 40 laps until Matt Kenseth passed him. Hamlin retook it on the 57th lap and Kurt Busch led from laps 85 to 98 after a pit stop cycle. Kenseth returned to the lead on lap 99, and kept the position for a race-high 169 laps. On lap 207, Edwards took the lead for the first time, and maintained it until Mark Martin overtook him 21 laps later. Edwards did not reclaim the first place until he moved past his teammate Kenseth in the final-third of the race and kept it until Kenseth led six laps before his engine failed. This enabled Edwards to return to the lead, which he held through two red flag periods to clear debris and fluids after two separate accidents to win the race. There were thirteen cautions and fourteen lead changes by nine drivers during the course of the race. (Full article...) List of recognized articles List of governors of Delaware List of counties in Delaware Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Delaware Thomas F. Bayard Delaware Tercentenary half dollar List of colleges and universities in Delaware List of Delaware hurricanes 6th Delaware Infantry Regiment Early life and career of Joe Biden 2009 AAA 400 2010 AAA 400 Arthur R. M. Spaid George N. Parks Battle of Cooch's Bridge John Plankinton Indian River Inlet Bridge John Tosi Old Baltimore Pike Oliver Evans Selected article - Sussex County is located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 237,378, making it the state's second most populated county only behind New Castle and ahead of Kent. The county seat is Georgetown. The first European settlement in the state of Delaware was founded by the Dutch in 1631 near the present-day town of Lewes on the Atlantic Coast. However, Sussex County was not organized until 1683 under English colonial rule. (Full article...) List of selected articles History of Delaware List of Delaware state symbols Wilmington, Delaware Dover, Delaware Newark, Delaware COVID-19 pandemic in Delaware University of Delaware Elena Delle Donne Delaware State University LGBT rights in Delaware Delaware Valley Delaware River Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football Delaware chicken New Castle County, Delaware Fort Delaware Delaware Bay Delaware Colony Wilmington Airport (Delaware) Joe Biden Kent County, Delaware New Castle County, Delaware List of city nicknames in Delaware List of breweries in Delaware List of radio stations in Delaware List of television stations in Delaware Timeline of Wilmington, Delaware Pumpkin chucking List of people from Delaware List of people from Wilmington, Delaware General images - The following are images from various Delaware-related articles on Wikipedia. The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from Delaware) NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover (from Delaware) The Blackbird Pond on the Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in New Castle County, Delaware (from Delaware) Newark (from Delaware) A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from Delaware) Nautical chart of the Dutch colony Zwaanendael and Godyn's Bay (Delaware Bay), 1639 (from History of Delaware) The population density map for Delaware (from Delaware) Map of Delaware (from Delaware) A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from Delaware) 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) Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware) Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States and a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from Delaware) Fort Delaware, painted circa 1870 by Seth Eastman. (from History of Delaware) Sunset in Woodbrook, Delaware (from Delaware) The Cape May–Lewes Ferry (from Delaware) Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware) 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) Ethnic origins in Delaware (from Delaware) Wilmington (from Delaware) A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from Delaware) Ethnic origins in Delaware (from Delaware) Rehoboth Beach, a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from Delaware) The Twelve-Mile Circle (from Delaware) Delaware's license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from Delaware) 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) The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from Delaware) Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware) Sunset in Woodbrook, Delaware (from Delaware) Newark (from Delaware) Map of Delaware (from Delaware) The Blackbird Pond on the Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in New Castle County, Delaware (from Delaware) Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware) The University of Delaware in Newark (from Delaware) Seaford (from Delaware) The University of Delaware in Newark (from Delaware) Rehoboth Beach, a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from Delaware) Dover (from Delaware) Picking Peaches in Delaware, an illustration in an 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly (from Delaware) Wilmington (from Delaware) The Delaware General Assembly meets in Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. (from Delaware) Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States and a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from Delaware) Delaware's license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from Delaware) NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover (from Delaware) Dover (from Delaware) Seaford (from Delaware) The population density map for Delaware (from Delaware) The Cape May–Lewes Ferry (from Delaware) The Twelve-Mile Circle (from Delaware) The Delaware General Assembly meets in Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. (from Delaware) Picking Peaches in Delaware, an illustration in an 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly (from Delaware) A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from Delaware) Did you know - ... that Delaware politician Armwell Long was said to have once outranked his close friend, George Washington? (See discussions regarding this hook at Talk:Armwell Long.) ... that the only purpose of the Delaware Straight-Out Truth Teller was to promote a political candidate? ... that the 2024 inductees to the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame include a man with Down syndrome who has lifted 425 pounds (193 kg), an "average gymnast" turned Olympics judge, a "preeminent sportswriter", the state's "greatest high hurdler", the "inventor" of the modern sports mascot, a record-setting 10-year-old, a champion gymnast, an Olympic field hockey player, and a pro baseball player in five countries? ... that Paul Chadick performed so well in the Delaware River Basketball League that a sportswriter said it would "benefit the league if he retired"? ... that The Breakwater Light was the first newspaper in the first town in the first state? ... that Dave Frederick has been referred to as the "Sussex County humorist-teacher-writer-radio-host-philosopher dude"? Topics Selected roadway article - Entries here consist of Good articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. Delaware Route 52 (DE 52) is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from U.S. Route 13 Business (US 13 Bus.) in downtown Wilmington north to Pennsylvania Route 52 (PA 52) at the Pennsylvania border near Centerville. DE 52 runs through the city of Wilmington and passes through areas of the Brandywine Valley north of Wilmington. DE 52 intersects Interstate 95 (I-95)/US 202 and DE 2 in Wilmington and DE 100/DE 141 and DE 82 in Greenville. The entire route is designated as part of the Brandywine Valley National Scenic Byway, a National Scenic Byway and Delaware Byway, while most of the route is also designated as part of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway of the Delaware Byways system. The road was built as the Kennett Pike, a turnpike, between 1811 and 1813. The Kennett Pike was bought by Pierre S. du Pont in 1919 and was widened and paved before being sold to the State of Delaware for $1. The road received the DE 52 designation by 1936. (Full article...) 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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 Categories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Delaware Delaware-related lists Buildings and structures in Delaware Communications in Delaware Delaware culture Economy of Delaware Education in Delaware Environment of Delaware Geography of Delaware Government of Delaware Health in Delaware History of Delaware Delaware law Military in Delaware Native American tribes in Delaware People from Delaware Politics of Delaware Professional wrestling in Delaware Science and technology in Delaware Delaware society Sports in Delaware Tourist attractions in Delaware Transportation in Delaware Works about Delaware Images of Delaware Delaware stubs New articles This list was generated from these rules. 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