Welcome to Delaware! (Continued below)
Nicknames & Slogans | |||
Nicknames | The First State, Blue Hen State, Diamond State, Small Wonder | 2002 | |
Symbols of State | |||
Motto | Liberty and Independence | > | |
Song | Our Delaware | 1925 | > |
EcoSymbols | |||
Flower | peach blossom (Prunus persica) | 1895 | > |
Herb | sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora) | 1996 | > |
Tree | American holly (Ilex opaca) | 1939 | > |
Fruit | strawberry (Fragaria) | 2010 | > |
Bird | Blue Hen Chicken (Gallus gallus) | 1939 | > |
Wildlife Animal | gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) | 2010 | > |
Dog (former) | Golden Retriever (Canis lupus familiaris) | 2016 | > |
Fish | weakfish (Cynoscion) | 1981 | > |
Bug | convergent ladybug (Hippodamia convergens) | 1974 | > |
Butterfly | tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) | 1999 | > |
Macroinvertebrate | stonefly (Plecoptera) | 2005 | > |
Marine Animal | horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) | 2002 | > |
Shell | channeled whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus) | 2014 | > |
Mineral | sillimanite | 1977 | > |
Fossil † | American belemnite (Belemnitella americana) | 1996 | > |
Soil | Greenwich | 2000 | > |
Star | Delaware Diamond | 2000 | |
Cultural Symbols | |||
Colors | Colonial blue and buff | 1953 | > |
Dessert | peach pie | 2009 | > |
Beverage | milk ![]() |
1983 | > |
Sport | bicycling | 2014 | > |
Tall Ship | Kalmar Nyckel | 2016 | > |
Dance (former) | Maypole dancing | 2016 | > |
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