Facts about Delaware - Part 1 of 3

You are looking for a holiday to take to a new location? Now learn some facts about Delaware. You will enjoy the state of Delaware to learn more about some of the historical sites around this.

These travel tips can assist you are planning a vacation and to understand why is a Delaware "Small Wonder".

The first inventor of the phonograph

Eldridge Reeves Johnson, the inventor of the phonograph. He started the Victor Talking MachineCompany. You may know today as RCA.

Johnson Victrola Museum in the Dover, Delaware you will see an oil painting of his dog Nipper. This is the dog that the RCA brand and the painting is called "His Master's Voice".

Least second Counties

One of the facts about Delaware is that countries with very few counties in the United. There are only three provinces, the Delaware three major breaks in sections. New CastleCounty is the northern part. Kent County is the middle part and the southern part of Sussex County.

You will find that New Castle County is the most populated and one can easily gain access to Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey from there.

Kent County is the center of Delaware and is a mixture of farmland and suburbs. The state capital, Dover, Delaware and, together with the Dover Air Force BaseNASCAR Monster Mile Race Track.

Sussex County is home to the famous beaches of Delaware. You can access the Delaware, Maryland and Virginia in this section.

All counties in eastern Delaware border in western Maryland and the Atlantic coast on the internet.

3rd First Beauty Contest

In Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, the first beauty contest in the United States back in 1880 held

The beauty contest was actually as "MissUnited States' competitive and one of the three judges was Thomas Edison. This competition in what we know today developed as a Miss America Pageant.

4th First Act Coastal Zone Management

In 1971 the first Law Delaware Coastal Zone Management in the United States. This lapse of industrial pollution. This was to protect the wetlands and pollution of beaches from Delaware.

5th First State Stars and Stripes flag

One of the historicalFacts about Delaware is the only Revolutionary battle fought in Delaware State was in the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, which was held on September 3 1777th Here was the 13-star flag was first flown.

Delaware has a very rich history and is near Washington DC for your site to see fans. You will notice that some of this state convenient access to major tourist attractions of the east coast offers.

One of the little known factsAbout Delaware is that the majority of the population consists of people from different countries. This is either the people here to retire or to start a family. Part 2 of 3 offers even more reasons why people leave and move to Delaware.

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