Delaware (DE) Nickname: First State, Diamond State Capital: Dover Motto: Liberty and independence Flower: Peach blossom Bird: Blue Hen Chicken Tree: American holly Song: Our Delaware Entered Union: December 7, 1787 Rank: 1 The 50 State Quarters Program Release Date: January 1, 1999 Official Website of Delaware Famous people from Delaware Thomas F. Bayard Henry Seidel Canby E.I. du Pont John P. Marquand Howard Pyle Caesar Rodney