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Delaware (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ ^ⓘ DEL-ə-wair) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic regions 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 second-smallest and sixth-least populous state, but also the sixth-most densely populated. Delaware's most populous city is Wilmington, and the state's capital is Dover, the second-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 Philadelphia. 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 the Delaware coastline was explored and developed by Europeans in the 16th century, the state was inhabited by several Native American 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 against Great Britain, which established the United States as an 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. (Full article...)

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Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851, making it the least populous county in Delaware. The county seat is Dover, the state capital of Delaware. It is named for Kent, an English county.

Kent County comprises the Dover metropolitan area, which is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area. (Full article...)

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Image 1A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from Delaware)
Image 2Rehoboth Beach, a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from Delaware)
Image 3The Cape May–Lewes Ferry (from Delaware)
Image 4The Delaware General Assembly meets in Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. (from Delaware)
Image 5A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from Delaware)
Image 6Newark (from Delaware)
Image 7Sunset in Woodbrook, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 8The University of Delaware in Newark (from Delaware)
Image 9Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 10A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from Delaware)
Image 11Delaware 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 12The Delaware General Assembly meets in Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. (from Delaware)
Image 13Rehoboth Beach, a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from Delaware)
Image 14The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 15The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 16Dover (from Delaware)
Image 17Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 18Fort 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 19Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware)
Image 20Ethnic origins in Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 21Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States and a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from Delaware)
Image 22NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover (from Delaware)
Image 23The University of Delaware in Newark (from Delaware)
Image 24Dover (from Delaware)
Image 25The Blackbird Pond on the Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in New Castle County, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 26Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware)
Image 27Seaford (from Delaware)
Image 28The Twelve-Mile Circle (from Delaware)
Image 29Delaware's license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from Delaware)
Image 30Sunset in Woodbrook, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 31Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States and a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from Delaware)
Image 32A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from Delaware)
Image 33The population density map for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 34The Cape May–Lewes Ferry (from Delaware)
Image 35The population density map for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 36Picking Peaches in Delaware, an illustration in an 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly (from Delaware)
Image 37NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover (from Delaware)
Image 38The Twelve-Mile Circle (from Delaware)
Image 39Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 40Map of Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 41Fort 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 42The Blackbird Pond on the Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in New Castle County, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 43Ethnic origins in Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 44Newark (from Delaware)
Image 45Map of Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 46Nautical chart of the Dutch colony Zwaanendael and Godyn's Bay (Delaware Bay), 1639 (from History of Delaware)
Image 47Picking Peaches in Delaware, an illustration in an 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly (from Delaware)
Image 48Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 49Seaford (from Delaware)
Image 50Fort Delaware, painted circa 1870 by Seth Eastman. (from History of Delaware)
Image 51Delaware's license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from Delaware)

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... 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 Gary Tuggle, as head of Philadelphia's Drug Enforcement Administration division, led potentially the largest prepackaged heroin seizure in Delaware history?
... that The Breakwater Light was the first newspaper in the first town in the first state?
... that the only purpose of the Delaware Straight-Out Truth Teller was to promote a political candidate?
... 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 Delaware weekly newspaper The Faulkland Quiz was founded, edited and published by an 18-year-old?

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Delaware Route 2 (DE 2) is a 10.81-mile-long (17.40 km) east–west state highway located in the northern part of New Castle County in the U.S. state of Delaware. It runs from DE 72 and DE 273 on the eastern edge of Newark east to DE 52 in Wilmington. Between Newark and Wilmington, the route is a four- to six-lane divided highway called Capitol Trail and Kirkwood Highway that passes through suburban areas, running through Marshallton, Prices Corner, and Elsmere. In Wilmington, DE 2 is routed along the one-way pair of Lincoln Street eastbound and Union Street westbound, passing through urban areas.

What would become DE 2 was paved by 1924 and became a state highway in 1927, receiving the DE 2 designation by 1936. At this time, the western terminus of the route was at the Maryland state line southwest of Newark, where the road continued into that state as Maryland Route 279 (MD 279). The road was progressively widened into a divided highway from Wilmington to Newark between 1940 and 1964, bypassing some portions of the road which are now known as Old Capitol Trail. DE 2 was routed to bypass Newark to the south by 1990, with DE 2 Business (DE 2 Bus.) designated on the former route through Newark. In 2013, the western terminus of DE 2 was truncated to its current location and DE 2 Bus. was decommissioned. The westernmost portion of the former route was designated as DE 279, matching the route number just across the Maryland state line. (Full article...)

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Largest cities

Largest cities or towns in Delaware 2018 United States Census Bureau Estimate
	Rank	Name	County	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

See List of municipalities in Delaware for a full list.

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