Delaware Products
Delaware gained statehood on December 7, 1787, giving it the right to be called The First State, and by the middle of the 19th century it became an industrial center with such products as wheels, ships, paper, railroad cars and black powder. Also manufactured in Delaware are vulcanized fiber, textiles, metal products, medical supplies and machinery.
According to the Delaware.gov website, the official marine animal is the horseshoe crab, which contains limulus amebocyte lysate, (LAL). This substance is used to discover bacterial poisons in specific vaccines, medications and medical equipment. There are more horseshoe crabs in the Delaware Bay than anywhere else in the world.
When visiting the state of Delaware, check out Dover, its Capital; Georgetown and don’t miss Wilmington, the Port City. While you’re in the area you may want to try some local cuisine, like crab puffs, broiled chicken with sour milk biscuits, Muddle (which is a fish stew), ham which is smoked and aged for twelve months or more, Delaware grape jelly, Delaware punch and various desserts made with peaches.
Other interesting facts about Delaware:
Cellophane was invented by the DuPont Company in Wilmington;
The state bird is the Blue Hen Chicken;
The state flower is the Peach Blossom;
Its climate ranges from about 32 degrees to 76 degrees year round and approximately 57% of the days have sunshine.
Famous people from Delaware :
Valerie Bertinelli, actress
Robert M. Bird, playwright and author
E.I.du Pont, founder of the DuPont Co.
Henry Heimlich, surgeon, inventor, developed the Heimlich Manuever to save choking victims
George Read and Caesar Rodney, signers of the Declaration of Independence
Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
