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Delaware ( /ˈdɛləwɛər/ ^ⓘ DEL-ə-wair) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state's name derives from the adjacent Delaware Bay, which in turn was named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and the Colony of Virginia's first colonial-era governor.

Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, and some islands and territory within the Delaware River. It is the 2nd smallest and 6th least populous state, but also the 6th most densely populated. Delaware's most populous city is Wilmington, and the state's capital is Dover, the 2nd most populous city in Delaware. The state is divided into three counties, the fewest number of counties of any of the 50 U.S. states; from north to south, the three counties are: New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County.

The southern two counties, Kent and Sussex counties, historically have been predominantly agrarian economies. New Castle is more urbanized and is considered part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan statistical area that surrounds and includes Philadelphia, the nation's 6th most populous city. Delaware is considered part of the Southern United States by the U.S. Census Bureau, but the state's geography, culture, and history are a hybrid of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the country. ( Full article...)

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John Joseph Tosi Sr. (December 3, 1913 – November 24, 2002) was an American football offensive lineman who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and several for different minor leagues.

Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Tosi attended Salesianum School, playing football there on Saturdays and for the minor league Eleventh Ward Whitejackets on Sundays. He accepted a scholarship offer from Fordham following his high school career. Tosi played one season at Fordham, before being brought by a coach to Niagara University. After three seasons there, he was selected in the 15th round of the 1939 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played two games as a Pirate before being traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers. He started one game in Brooklyn before being released; he spent the following four seasons in minor leagues, retiring in 1943. He unretired in 1944 and joined the Philadelphia Eagles, appearing in one game. He retired again in 1945, made a return in 1946, and then retired a final time. ( Full article...)

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Dover – The City that Means Well (according to George Carlin)
Lewes – First Town in the First State.
Rehoboth Beach – The Nation's Summer Capital.
Seaford – The Nylon Capital of the World
Wilmington – Chemical Capital of the World. ( Full article...)

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Image 1The Blackbird Pond on the Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in New Castle County, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 2Sunset in Woodbrook, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 3The University of Delaware in Newark (from Delaware)
Image 4 Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware)
Image 5 Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 6A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from Delaware)
Image 7Ethnic origins in Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 8 NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover (from Delaware)
Image 9The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 10A field north of Fox Den Road along the Lenape Trail in Middle Run Valley Natural Area (from Delaware)
Image 11The Cape May–Lewes Ferry (from Delaware)
Image 12Map of Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 13The Blackbird Pond on the Blackbird State Forest Meadows Tract in New Castle County, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 14The Twelve-Mile Circle (from Delaware)
Image 15Picking Peaches in Delaware, an illustration in an 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly (from Delaware)
Image 16Fort Delaware, painted circa 1870 by Seth Eastman. (from History of Delaware)
Image 17 Rehoboth Beach, a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from Delaware)
Image 18 Newark (from Delaware)
Image 19The Delaware General Assembly meets in Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. (from Delaware)
Image 20 Seaford (from Delaware)
Image 21Sunset in Woodbrook, Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 22 Rehoboth Beach, a popular vacation spot during the summer months (from Delaware)
Image 23 Fort Delaware State Park on Pea Patch Island, a popular spot during the spring and summer; a ferry takes visitors to the fort from nearby Delaware City. (from Delaware)
Image 24Delaware was named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English merchant and governor of the Colony of Virginia from 1610 to 1618. (from History of Delaware)
Image 25 Fort Delaware State Park on Pea Patch Island, a popular spot during the spring and summer; a ferry takes visitors to the fort from nearby Delaware City. (from Delaware)
Image 26The Delaware General Assembly meets in Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover. (from Delaware)
Image 27The Twelve-Mile Circle (from Delaware)
Image 28The population density map for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 29Delaware's license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from Delaware)
Image 30Nautical chart of the Dutch colony Zwaanendael and Godyn's Bay ( Delaware Bay), 1639 (from History of Delaware)
Image 31 Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is a partial toll road linking Fenwick Island and Wilmington. (from Delaware)
Image 32Ethnic origins in Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 33 Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 34The population density map for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 35The University of Delaware in Newark (from Delaware)
Image 36Map of Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 37Delaware's license plate design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history. (from Delaware)
Image 38Picking Peaches in Delaware, an illustration in an 1878 issue of Harper's Weekly (from Delaware)
Image 39The Cape May–Lewes Ferry (from Delaware)
Image 40 Dover (from Delaware)
Image 41 Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States and a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from Delaware)
Image 42A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from Delaware)
Image 43 Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States and a U.S. senator from Delaware from 1973 to 2009 (from Delaware)
Image 44A two-shilling, six-pence banknote issued by Delaware in 1777 (from Delaware)
Image 45 Seaford (from Delaware)
Image 46 NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover (from Delaware)
Image 47 Newark (from Delaware)
Image 48 Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 49 Wilmington Station in Wilmington (from Delaware)
Image 50The Köppen climate classification for Delaware (from Delaware)
Image 51 Dover (from Delaware)

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... that the only purpose of the Delaware Straight-Out Truth Teller was to promote a political candidate?
... that Paul Chadick performed so well in the Delaware River Basketball League that a sportswriter said it would "benefit the league if he retired"?
... that Delaware politician Armwell Long was said to have once outranked his close friend, George Washington? (See discussions regarding this hook at Talk:Armwell Long.)
... that Dave Frederick has been referred to as the " Sussex County humorist-teacher-writer-radio-host-philosopher dude"?
... that Delaware weekly newspaper The Faulkland Quiz was founded, edited and published by an 18-year-old?
... that The Breakwater Light was the first newspaper in the first town in the first state?

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Delaware Route 62 (DE 62) is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. The route runs from DE 2 and the southern terminus of DE 41 in Prices Corner east to a dead end near Newport; however, DE 62 signage ends at the DE 4 intersection. The road runs through suburban areas along Newport Gap Pike and Boxwood Road, meeting DE 141 at an interchange. The Newport Gap Pike portion of road was built as a state highway by 1925 and became part of DE 41 by 1936. Boxwood Road was improved in 1946. DE 62 was assigned to its current alignment by 1981. ( Full article...)

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Largest cities

Largest cities or towns in Delaware 2018 United States Census Bureau Estimate
	Rank	Name	County	Pop.
Wilmington Dover	1	Wilmington	New Castle	70,635	Newark Middletown
	2	Dover	Kent	38,079
	3	Newark	New Castle	33,673
	4	Middletown	New Castle	22,582
	5	Smyrna	New Castle/Kent	11,580
	6	Milford	Kent/Sussex	11,353
	7	Seaford	Sussex	7,861
	8	Georgetown	Sussex	7,427
	9	Elsmere	New Castle	5,981
	10	New Castle	New Castle	5,529

See List of municipalities in Delaware for a full list.

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