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'''Delaware''' is a state on the eastern coast of the [[United States of America]]. Delaware ratified the [[U.S. Constitution]] on December 7, 1787 making it "The First State"<ref name=Delaware.gov>[http://portal.delaware.gov/facts/history/delhist.shtml State of Delaware official website].</ref>.
'''Delaware''' is a state on the eastern coast of the [[United States of America]]. Delaware is bordered on the south and west by [[Maryland]], on the north by [[Pennsylvania]], and on the east by [[New Jersey]] (mostly separated by [[Delaware Bay]]). It has coastline on the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
 
Delaware ratified the [[U.S. Constitution]] on December 7, 1787 making it "The First State"<ref name=Delaware.gov>[http://portal.delaware.gov/facts/history/delhist.shtml State of Delaware official website].</ref>.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:25, 1 May 2007

Delaware is a state on the eastern coast of the United States of America. Delaware is bordered on the south and west by Maryland, on the north by Pennsylvania, and on the east by New Jersey (mostly separated by Delaware Bay). It has coastline on the Atlantic Ocean.

Delaware ratified the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1787 making it "The First State"[1].

See also

U.S. States and Territories

References