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Nicknames: The First State Adopted to commemorate Delaware becoming the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution. 2002 [3] The Diamond State This nickname comes from the legend that Thomas Jefferson described Delaware as a jewel among states due to its strategic location on the Eastern Seaboard. — Blue Hen State
City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
The First State [30] [33] (Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution; used on license plates) Peach State [30] (no longer used; see Georgia) Small Wonder [30] District of Columbia [a] Nation's Capital [34] DMV (nickname for the broader metropolitan area of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) [34] Inside the Beltway [35]
The Granite State nickname supposedly comes from a song composed by attorney and cartographer Philip Carrigain, performed for an event honoring the Marquis de Lafayette in 1825. Nick Vendetta ...
Delaware: The First State If you didn't know before, now you do: Delaware was the first of the original 13 states to ratify the U.S. Constitution, which is where its self explanatory nickname from ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 March 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Delaware (disambiguation). State in the United States Delaware State Flag Seal Nickname(s): The First State; The Small Wonder; Blue Hen State; The Diamond State Motto: Liberty and Independence Anthem: "Our Delaware ...
Delaware: Delawarean Blue Hen's Chicken, [18] Muskrat [18] District of Columbia: Washingtonian Florida: Floridian Alligator, [19] Fly-Up-the-Creek [19] Spanish: Floridiano, floridiana: Georgia: Georgian Buzzard, Cracker, Goober-grabber [20] Guam: Guamanian Chamorro: Tåotåo Guåhån Hawaii: Hawaii resident Islander, [21] Kamaʻāina.
More CEOs fed up with Delaware and its powerful ... have all floated plans to move their incorporations out of the "first state" — a nickname granted to Delaware because it was the ...