Delaware
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About Delaware
Delaware is the second smallest state in the United States and lies in the heart of the Mid-Atlantic Region, separated from New Jersey by the Delaware Bay. Delaware follows the Atlantic Coastal Plain with marshy coast at Delaware Bay and sand beaches in eastern Sussex County. Delaware is also known as the "First State" as it was the first of the states to ratify the United States Constitution. It takes just over two hours to drive to both New York and Washington. Today over half of the Fortune 500 companies in the United States have their corporate home in Delaware.
Good to know
- Capital: Dover
- Climate: The southern third of the state has a mild subtropical climate, with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The upper portion of the state has a warm continental climate with occasional winter snowfall.
- Timezone: UTC -7
- No. of inhabitants: 830,364 (2004)
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Highlights
- Rehoboth Beach-a popular regional vacation destination known as "The Nation's Summer Capital" due to the visitors from Washington, D.C during summer vacation
- New Castle, an almost unchanged late 18th-century capital, originally named Fort Casimir, founded in 1651 by Peter Stuyvesant send by the Dutch government to secure all river traffic
- Visit such historical attractions as Fort Christina Monument, Holy Trinity Church (1698, the oldest Protestant church in the United States)
- Visit famous museums like the Hagley Museum, Winterthur Museum and the Delaware Museum of Natural History
- Wilmington where half of the Fortune 500 companies are incorporated with Rodney Square, the Hotel du Pont and the du Pont Theatre
- Popular recreation areas are Cape Henlopen, Delaware Seashore, Trap Pond State Park
- Shopping is a major attraction with no sales tax
Getting Around
- If you are in a hurry take the Interstate Highways: I95 crosses Delaware southwest-to-northeast across New Castle County. U.S. 13 and DE Rt. 1 are primary north-south highways connecting Wilmington and Pennsylvania with Maryland, while U.S. 40, the primary east-west route, connects Maryland with New Jersey.
- If not try some of the Delaware scenic byways
- Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway-the byway leads you to historic sites and museums, magnificent estates and magnificent gardens. The byway begins in Wilmington and proceeds through preserved landscapes such as Nemours, Winterthur and Longwood with large, elegant mansions and flourishing gardens. The byway will take you to excellent museums such as the Brandywine River Museum and The Delaware Art Museum.
- Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway with 27 secondary roads closely linked to the Red Clay Creek
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