When is National Delaware Day?
Thursday July 13th## On july 13, the first state to declare independence from the United Kingdom has been to new york and later pennsylvania, but the independent spirit of this stunning coastal countryside is more than just legendary.
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The Delaware River and Bay took their names from Thomas West, the 12th Baron del la Warr, a governor of Virginia, and Thomas West, the 12th Baron del la Warr. The name later extended to the land as well.
Delaware's delegates gave the history books a little more suspense during the Second Continental Congress. Read more under Caesar Rodney and George Read more.
Delaware became official in 1776 when the 13 colonies declared their independence from the British government and Delaware adopted its first territorial state constitution in 1776.
