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Delaware
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Delaware is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions of the United States of America. Delaware is named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr. Population estimates by the Census Bureau for 2005 place the population of Delaware at 843,524, moving from the 45th most populous state at the 2000 Census to the 46th most populous. Despite this, it is the 7th most densely populated state with a population density of 320 more people per square mile than the national average, ranking ahead of states such as Florida, California, and Texas. Delaware was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and is known as the “First State”, officially referring to the fact that it was the first to ratify the United States Constitution. Even though the states were already known as such prior to the Constitution, the motto itself is still historically accurate, as Delaware was indeed the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, the first legal document establishing the new American political entities as “states” (although the Declaration of Independence refers to them as “States”). Commemorating Delaware’s ratification, Constitution Park (one block from where Dover’s Golden Fleece Tavern once stood) features a four-foot cube upon which is inscribed the entire document as it has evolved.
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News from The Delaware News Journal
Mar 18, 2010 5:41 am
Four local adventure cyclists have returned from a nine-month tour of South America and say they're better people for the experience.
Mar 18, 2010 5:18 am
How about going to a place where you can relax, enjoy some sun, and get a little exercise and gourmet food?
Making the best of what's around
Mar 18, 2010 5:08 am
We should be so lucky to have the spirit of Anna Rushton-Mulqueeney, who found opportunity and inspiration in one of the worst recessions in US history.
Future as fait accompli drives 'FlashForward'
Mar 18, 2010 5:06 am
The Americans who populate the ABC series "FlashForward" are, on balance, a morose lot.
New on the home decor front: The B. Smith look
Mar 18, 2010 5:05 am
Barbara Smith never goes by her full name.
Mar 18, 2010 5:02 am
Cool new stuff for your home and garden
A bock is last bottle standing
Mar 17, 2010 7:13 am
We knew selecting and seeding 64 beers would not be easy and would open us to criticism.
Baking special bread for a special feast
Mar 17, 2010 7:12 am
Rabbi Chuni Vogel of Chabad-Lubavitch helped young people learn to bake matzo for Passover on Tuesday at the Jewish Community Center in Talleyville.
Pretzel bread gives sandwiches a twist
Mar 17, 2010 4:13 am
The smell of freshly baked bread wafts through Hannah's Bretzel, a downtown restaurant where the ovens are lined with rows of pretzel bread loaves used for sandwich making.
THE 2010 COMMON WEALTH AWARDS: Four who've left their mark
Mar 16, 2010 2:42 am
Four world achievers in the arts and public service will share $200,000 in prize money as recipients of the 31st Common Wealth Awards.
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