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Delaware, one of the South Atlantic states of the United States. It occupies part of the peninsula between Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay. Delaware was one of the 13 original states. Delawareans played a major role in the events that occurred during and after the American Revolution (1775-1783), and on December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first of the original 13 states to ratify the Constitution of the United States. Delaware's manufactured products include vulcanized fiber, textiles, paper, medical supplies, metal products, machinery, machine tools, and automobiles. A 2006 real estate survey has estimated the population of Delaware at 853,524.

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Georgetown

Joy J. Sikora

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Middletown

Bob Mier

E-mail: Bob@bjmier.com

Newark

John Salasin

E-mail: salasin@msn.com

New Castle County

John Salasin

E-mail: salasin@msn.com

Sussex County

Jeffrey Fowler, REALTOR®
Re/Max Realty Group
Cell: 302-249-6133 Toll Free: 877-520-SELL

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Specializing in residential lot condo townhouse and investment real estate sales ~ Rehoboth Dewey Bethany Fenwick Island Beaches Lewes Milton Millsboro Dagsboro Georgetown Delaware Real Estate Sales.

Wilmington

John Salasin

E-mail: salasin@msn.com

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Poultry and eggs are the most valuable farm products ,of Delaware, and contribute nine-tenths of the total value of livestock sales. Broilers, which are young chickens raised for meat, are the most valuable farm product. They are raised in large numbers on specialized farms in Sussex and Kent counties. Eggs and turkeys are also produced on some poultry farms.

Dairy farms are numerous in northern sections of the state and are a major source of fresh milk for Wilmington, Philadelphia, and other large cities in the East. Hogs and beef cattle, which are fed partly on surplus milk and milk wastes, are also raised.

Field crops provide 21 percent of all farm income. Soybeans and corn are grown throughout the state, and represent the leading crops in terms of sales. Wheat is raised on many farms in northern and central Delaware. Potatoes are a specialty crop on farms in southern Delaware, and together with peas are the most valuable vegetable crops. In addition, a variety of truck and fruit crops are produced in the state. Peaches, once the chief crop of the state, are an important orchard crop.

Commercial fishing crews and chartered boats working out of Lewes and other lower Delaware ports catch saltwater fish in Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Clams and crabs are dredged.

Many farmers retain small woodlots on their property. The wood is used to make boxes and crates and other wood products. Some fine woods, for use as veneers in good-quality furniture, are also cut. Holly, which is fashioned into wreaths and decorations for the Christmas season, is also grown.

Delaware ranks last among all the states in the value of mineral production, and there are few mineral resources of even potential commercial value. Magnesium compounds, extracted from seawater, and sand and gravel are the principal mineral products. Iron ore is present in small quantities on the Piedmont and in some of the swamps of the coastal region. However, the deposits are too small and too widely scattered to be of commercial value.

The principal industry is the chemical industry, which in 1996 generated two-fifths of all income produced by industry. Chemical products manufactured in the state include paints and varnishes, dyes, cloth and cloth finishes, and synthetic fibers. Other industrial activities include food processing and the manufacture of paper products, instruments, rubber and plastic goods, fabricated metal products, machinery, and transportation equipment. There are also several petroleum refineries and printing and publishing firms in the state. Most industrial plants are located in northern New Castle County, in the Wilmington area.

The chemical industry in Delaware dates from 1802, when Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, a French immigrant, built the state’s first gunpowder mill on Brandywine Creek near Wilmington. From those early beginnings grew E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, the largest chemical company in the United States. The home office and the research laboratories of the company now dominate the city and suburbs of Wilmington. There are a number of other chemical companies with headquarters in Delaware, the largest being Hercules and Atlas, which split off from the Du Pont Company after an antitrust suit in 1912.

The manufacture of textiles and leather products was formerly a major economic activity, but it is now of only minor significance. The textile industry began in the late 18th century, when Jacob Broom built the state’s first cotton mill on Brandywine Creek. Leather making is also one of the state’s oldest industries. Buckskin and chamois leather were manufactured in Wilmington as early as 1732.

Steam-driven power plants burning coal, natural gas, or petroleum produce 99.93 percent of the electricity generated in Delaware. The Delmarva Power and Light Company, a private utility, serves most of the state.

Delaware’s largest city is Wilmington, which in 2000 had an estimated population of 72,664. Wilmington was the site of the first permanent settlement by Europeans during the colonial era and is today the chief center of manufacturing, commercial, and transportation activities in the state. Wilmington is also the state’s foremost cultural center.

Dover, the state capital, serves as an administrative and commercial center. Tourism is also important to the city, which is noted for its many buildings of historic interest. Dover’s population was 32,135 in 2000. Newark, with a population of 28,547, is a manufacturing city and the seat of the University of Delaware. Milford, with a population of 6,732, is a trade center for farms in southern Delaware. Seaford is an industrial community on the Nanticoke River. Lewes is one of the oldest ports on the East Coast. New Castle, site of William Penn’s first landing in North America, is a quaint river town south of Wilmington. Its historic courthouse and cobblestone streets attract many visitors.

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