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Delaware is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions of the United States of America. Delaware is named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr. Population estimates by the Census Bureau for 2005 place the population of Delaware at 843,524, moving from the 45th most populous state at the 2000 Census to the 46th most populous. Despite this, it is the 7th most densely populated state with a population density of 320 more people per square mile than the national average, ranking ahead of states such as Florida, California, and Texas. Delaware was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and is known as the “First State”, officially referring to the fact that it was the first to ratify the United States Constitution. Even though the states were already known as such prior to the Constitution, the motto itself is still historically accurate, as Delaware was indeed the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, the first legal document establishing the new American political entities as “states” (although the Declaration of Independence refers to them as “States”). Commemorating Delaware’s ratification, Constitution Park (one block from where Dover’s Golden Fleece Tavern once stood) features a four-foot cube upon which is inscribed the entire document as it has evolved.

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Melt makes way for not-so-polar plunge in Lewes

Mar 11, 2010 8:28 am

More than 3,000 people are expected to leap into the waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, a record number of participants for the annual Polar Bear Plunge.

Don't expect anything from long-forgotten seed packets

Mar 11, 2010 2:40 am

WASHINGTON -- Locked in a seed the size of a speck is all the mystery of the universe. Unless it is locked in a shed.

Unique is the watchword at home decor shop

Mar 11, 2010 2:39 am

CENTREVILLE -- Walk into many antique and decorative furnishings shops, and you'll be blown back out the door by the prices or the bizarreness of the stuff.

Decorative painting resurfaces

Mar 11, 2010 2:39 am

Varied techniques allow for a wealth of effects and patterns

For green consumers

Mar 10, 2010 6:12 am

Eating your greens takes on a whole new meaning around St Patrick's Day.

Fostering pets can be fulfilling

Mar 10, 2010 5:36 am

Margaret Thrift finds nothing more satisfying than watching a puppy progress from an unadoptable state to a loving companion for a good family.

Wilmington streets filled with boys, businesses

Mar 10, 2010 2:10 am

Readers recall bygone days and places in the First State

Mix and match eras to set a stylish table

Mar 9, 2010 3:20 am

When it comes to planning a dinner party, setting the table is just as important as the hours you'll spend crafting raviolis or hovering over chocolate souffle -- but, thankfully, less time-consuming.

Shoveling out from the paper blizzard

Mar 9, 2010 3:19 am

With a small Manhattan apartment, Erica Linderholm struggles with a common problem: too much paper.

It's orchids' time to shine

Mar 9, 2010 3:18 am

So, you got sick and tired of shoveling snow in February, huh?

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