In 1802 E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., the pioneer and giant chemical and plastic manufacturer, opened up a gunpowder plant near Wilmington that spruced up Delaware as business-friendly community. And today, thanks to du Pont, 300,000 companies had settled in the area, urged by a favorable business climate that spurred phenomenal growth in banking and financial services.
But what was Delaware's involvement to the union? Delaware fought as a separate state in the American Revolution and proudly became the first state of the union to ratify the American Constitution in 1787, and it never seceded the union during the Civil War, even if it was named as a slave state.
In fact, during the revolution Delaware carried the
custom flag that was to become the official state flag that bears resemblance to the colors of the uniform of General George Washington. It has a buff-colored diamond at the center on a field of colonial blue, with the coat-of-arms of the state of Delaware inside the diamond. And below the diamond is the date December 7, 1787, or the day in which it became the first state to ratify the Constitution.
The coat-of-arms depicted on the
State Flag of Delaware was adopted on January 17, 1777, a shield of horizontal green, blue, and white stripes. A sheaf of wheat, an ear of corn, and an ox standing on grass and all representing the agriculture of Delaware is printed visibly on the stripes. While above the shield is a sailing ship and found supporting the shield is a farmer on the left and a soldier on the right.
And legibly written below the shield is the motto "Liberty and Independence," symbol all included in the seal of Delaware.
by:
The Flagman
