Delaware designated "The First State" as the official state nickname on May 23, 2002, following a request by Mrs. Anabelle O'Malley's first grade class at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School. Delaware was the first of the 13 original states to ratify the United States Constitution on December 7, 1787 (Delaware Day is celebrated each December 7 as a holiday in the state). All State Nicknames
Milk was designated the official state beverage of Delaware July 1,1983 (twenty states recognize milk as a state symbol). All State Foods & Beverages
Delaware designated belemnite as the official state fossil July 2, 1996 through the efforts of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School third-grade Quest students of teacher Kathy Tidball. Belemnite fossils can be found easily along the shores of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. All State Fossils
The "Blue Hen chicken" was designated the official state bird of Delaware April 14, 1939. "Blue Hens" are not an officially recognized breed; they are bred and named for the steel-blue coloring of their feathers. All State Birds
Sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora) was designated the official state herb of Delaware June 24, 1996 (suggested by the International Herb Growers and Marketers Association of Delaware). All State Plants
Growing up to six feet tall, sweet goldenrod is indigenous to Delaware (and much of the eastern U.S.) and is widespread throughout the state, commonly found in Delaware's coastal areas and along the edges of marshes and thickets. Sweet goldenrod is considered threatened in Ohio, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
Delaware designated strawberries as the official state fruit in 2010. Strawberries are an important part of Delaware's agricultural industry. All State Food Symbols
Delaware designated peach pie as the official state dessert in 2009 (peach blossom is the state flower of Delaware). All Food Symbols
Delaware designated the channeled whelk as the official state shell May 06, 2014. Delaware also recognizes another official symbol from the sea; the state marine animal. All Aquatic-life Symbols
Texas adopted "Bluebonnets" by Julia D. Booth and Lora C. Crockett as the official state flower song in 1933 (House Concurrent Resolution No. 24, 43rd Legislature); the bluebonnet is also the state flower (Texas designated "Texas, Our Texas" as the official state song in 1929). All State Songs
"Texas, Our Texas" by William J. Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright was designated the official state song of Texas in 1929 (Texas also recognized a state flower song in 1933). All State Songs