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Doubletree Hotel Wilmington Bellmoor Inn The Comfort Suites Dover Residence Inn by Marriott Wilmington/Newark Best Value Inn Georgetown Holiday Inn Select Wilmington Claymont DE Americinn Rehoboth Beach Hampton Inn Seaford
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ALL ABOUT DELAWARE - Interesting State Facts
 DATE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION December 7, 1787 CAPITAL Dover NICKNAME First State (Official), Diamond State, Blue Hen State, Small Wonder MOTTO Liberty and independence STATE FISH Weakfish (Cynoscion genus) STATE FLOWER Peach Blossom STATE INSECT STATE TREE American Holly (Aquifoliaceae Ilex opaca) STATE SONG "Our Delaware" by George B. Hynson and Donn Devine, music by Will M. S. Brown |
TOTAL AREA 2,489 square miles HIGHEST POINT 442 feet (Ebright Road) LOWEST POINT Sea level (Atlantic Ocean) POPULATION 783,600 GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES Longitude: 75° 2' W to 75° 47' W Latitude: 38° 27' N to 39° 50' N GEOGRAPHIC CENTER The geographic center of Delaware is located in Kent County, 11 miles SW of Dover, the state capital. Longitude: 75° 30.7'W Latitude: 38° 58.8'N STATE BORDER Delaware is bordered in the north by Pennsylvania and in the south and west by Maryland. To the northeast of Delaware, across the Delaware River and Delaware Bay lies New Jersey. On the east, Delaware is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. MAJOR RIVERS Delaware River, Mispillion River, Nanticoke River STATE BIRD Blue Hen Chicken (University of Delaware) |
 Quality Inn SkywaysQuality Inn Skyways is located approximately five miles from Fort Delaware, six miles from Delaware Park & amp; Slots, and a quarter-mile from the...  Days Inn Wilmington DEDays Inn Wilmington is located in Brandywine Valley, approximately three miles from Brandywine River Museum and 20 miles from Philadelphia Internation...  Courtyard by Marriott Wilmington DowntownThis AAA Three-Diamond Courtyard is located approximately 15 miles from Brandywine River Museum and 23 miles from Philadelphia International Airport. ... |  Quality Inn UniversityThe Quality Inn University offers AAA Two-Diamond accommodations about eight miles from Greater Wilmington Airport and about one mile from University ...  Comfort Suites NewarkComfort Suites Newark is located approximately five miles from downtown Wilmington and 30 miles from Philadelphia International Airport. This location...  Howard Johnson Express Inn DoverThe Howard Johnson Express Inn - Dover offers affordable accommodations for budget-conscious travelers. This hotel has interior corridors. If you'd li... |
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