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Legislative Hall, Dover, Delaware USA  State Song |
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Prior to that date, the legislature met in the State House. Between 1777, when Dover became the state capital, and 1792, when the State House was completed, the legislature met at the Golden Fleece Tavern on the Green. |
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Also known as the First State, Delaware became the first of the original 13 states to ratify the US Constitution, back in December, 1787. A state of the eastern United States on the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as the first of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1787. Settled by the Dutch in 1631 and by Swedes in 1638, the region passed to England in 1664. It was part of William Penn's Pennsylvania grant from 1682 until 1776. Dover is the capital and Wilmington the largest city. Population, 668,690+. |
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