I like how you talk about it in the context of the surrounding states as well, it makes it so much more interesting than a video purely about one state and nothing else.
Yes, I agree! With the geography and size of Delaware it would be difficult *not* to talk about the neighboring states 😂 but this approach adds great context, so I hope it’s continued for future states. One suggestion, though: in the “zooming around the map” segments, it would be helpful to show the state border so we can follow along better. Looking forward to the many other vids to come in this series 👍
I subscribed Geography Now when Barb was still on A countries and he had like 30-40k subscribers as far as I remember. Now he has 2.4 Million subs. You can make a great impact to your channel with this series. So good luck with your journey of 50 states and more :)
@@dylanmcdowell3894 Not really. Geo. Reed favored abolition of the several states and one single US Gov't. The vote of the 30 delegates meeting at The Golden Fleece Tavern in Dover on Dec. 7, 1787 was unanimous.
I am a Delawarean and I thought this was so fascinating!!!!!! Can't wait for the other ones!! Great job, especially discussing our close alignment with Philly; we're basically a suburb.
Greenville area... in the mix of the Dupont family, where they have Point to Point yearly and near Longwood Gardens! Also, I live right up the road from Joe Biden. Gorgeous area... surrounded by trees and hills.
Anytime our home state is mentioned it’s a huge deal for us Delawareans. Good job covering our tiny state, with all of the election hype centering on Wilmington lately I feel like this video couldn’t have come at a better time! Looking forward to the rest of the series. Fun fact about Delaware: it’s where Capriottis got its start and the Bobbie is our de facto state sandwich.
Ikr? Honestly anytime someone mentions us, it's surprising to me. Even if the info is bad, I always gotta let others know" Oh my gad, I'm from Delaware!".
So glad to see this and the next one. Born in Chester, Pa (just outside Philly) lived in Northern DE for 20 years and now I live in AZ, state 48. I’ll be waiting a while for the that one lol.
The Korean peninsula and the Delaware Bay are the only places horseshoe crabs will lay their eggs. The blood of horseshoe crabs is collected and used as dye for MRIs. Menhadden fish collected in the bay is used to make fish oil.
Born in Delaware, lived there 46 years in New Castle County. Moved to the space coast of Florida 3 years ago. The county I live in now is about the size of the entire state of DE. Lots of history in DE, close to several large cities. I do miss the topography, hiking and the seasons. DE is far enough inland (Although do you have Atlantic beaches) that you really don't have major hurricane threats.Spring and fall are quite pleasant in that area!!
Thank you so much for the piece that you just did on Delaware!! Not only is it my home state but Wilmington is my hometown too. I’m quite proud to be from Delaware and I’m even prouder to say that I’m a second-generation Delawarean and a second-generation Wilmingtonian too. Your piece really did a great job but I really wish it was at least half an hour long instead. Once you are done with your compilation, would you ever consider piecing it all together into one long documentary or would you ever also make it available for purchase on a DVD or some other type of format? I’d really appreciate it. Once again, I think you did an overall very good job. I can’t wait to watch the other installments.
Thank you so much! I'll have to see how to get it on a DVD but that sounds like a great idea. For now, I'll have the whole series on a playlist on RUclips.
I grew up 1 1/2 blocks from the courthouse, my mother worked in there in a rented office. In a graveyard at the other side of the green the courthouse is on, are three signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Fun fact the 12 mile circle from new castle didn’t quite reach the border of Maryland and created a 1 square mile wedge of disputed land between the PA/MD/DE borders called “the wedge” that was unaccounted for due to inaccuracy of old maps
I can guess you all Americans are. If this series was about Europe, I'd be looking forward to see the video about Italy. As european, I really don't know what US State would be the best to live there. Any suggestion?
This promising series is starting off amazingly. Well done! Might I suggest a tiny addendum in the topic of "Notable Persons" associated with each particular state? For instance, your NJ subs might appreciate your mentioning Bruce Springsteen when you do their state (whether he was born there or not). Had you done so here, Not only would you have mentioned Joe Biden (born in PA as you are undoubtedly aware), but also: Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Shue, Judge Reinhold, George Thorogood (& Delaware Destroyers), Elena Delle Donne (2015 WNBA MVP), Henry Heimlich (the Heimlich Maneuver), Valerie Bertinelli, &CE... Great job. I won't miss a single video! 👍
Very good video. For someone who has an American accent you speak very well, clearly, slowly and easy to understand, calm and quiet with no shouting or screeching like so many Americans do on RUclips. I really like your videos and this series will be very enjoyable. Thank you for posting
As someone who grew up a few miles from the Delaware border (in Pennsylvania), has relatives that live in Delaware, served in an Army Reserve unit in Delaware and whose mother worked in Delaware I have to say you did a really good job going over the state. (I would have mentioned the resort towns and the NASCAR track, though.) Great start I subscribed can’t wait to see the whole series! I look forward to seeing Pennsylvania the state I grew up in next and eventually getting to other states I’ve lived in including Florida where I live now!
He mentions Rehoboth and Bethany Beach, but I didn’t catch anything on the Dover Speedway. I’ve been stuck in traffic at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after a race.
Delaware native here: I would not say the Wilmington suburbs extend to the C/D canal or Philly, those are different towns entirely, Bear and Claymont respectively. But as other comments note, DE always love hearing DE get talked about!
Thank you so much for this informative video. We are learning about each of the fifty states this homeschool year and these videos will be a weekly help!
I am so excited for this series! Can't wait til you get to my home state, Kentucky. I really do appreciate your knowledge on geography, I've always been into it myself and thought I was the only one 👍😀
@@tjohnson2139 the part about them giving them to Kim Jong-un, yes that is a joke. The part about Delaware sharing shore line with NJ, no that is true.
That's what I was thinking, very interesting. I have family history starting in PA, living in pittsburgh. I'm interested in the history of the 3 rivers and how they helped the state. Thx
That Is Interesting, Just to give you some info on Maryland, one of the border counties with Delaware, Wicomico County, has a prominent poultry industry like Sussex County. There’s actually a Perdue factory not to far from the city of Salisbury. Don’t quote me on it because I’m not 100% sure, but I think that that factory supplies the feed for the chickens in Wicomico County. Our county is named after the Wicomico River, which runs through the city of Salisbury.
I do not live in Delaware myself, but in Florida. But for some reason there’s always one place I wanted to go: Delaware. Everyone in my family wonders why. But I’ve just always been so interested in that state. And I think it’s a nice state, even though a lot of people say there’s nothing there.
We have tons here or close by. You could get a nice hotel room in Wilmington and go like 4-5 different places that are roughly 2 hours (or less) away. Baltimore, DC, the beaches, Philly, NYC for the day and save tons of money on a room. Take the train to the cities, the bus or drive to the beach. We are so close to everything, a lot of us take day trips to the Poconos to go skiing in the winter or the water parks in the summer for the day
Delaware’s northern region with its gently rolling hills and temperate mid-Atlantic climate can be quite beautiful, especially with the turning of the seasons.
I got lost many years ago on a back road coming from Dover, to georgetown..ended up on I think route 10, in Md, of all places..it was a beautiful drive and I love getting lost so didnt mind that I was on hour 3 of a 45 minute drive..I knew I'd get home eventually..but..on the road, I kept seeing signs of either, Mason Dixon, or Harriet Tubman n Underground railroad..I believe it was heading me towards museums or perhaps some of the homes used to hide slaves, but as it was getting dark, I headed homeward and have yet to find that road again..its been well over 20 years..sure would love to tho..
@@cherbear1996 Those houses go from the Leipsic area west and south into Maryland. There are lots of places along that route but definitely start near Leipsic.
Well done guy! I'm from Modena, Italy (44yo), and I love geography, hystory and social-cultural feautres. I know pretty good the European situation and since a few weeks I'm trying and konw better the US, which to my European eyes seems to be pretty bizzare. Go on with your videos and thanks for posting!
@@povking1460 I didn't know this. I know there are a lot of italians (well, american-italians I mean) in the US and I know most of them live in the East Coast, so being Delaware there this male sense. As long as I know, New York and New Jersey are the two States with most american-italians. But I could be wrong, not sure 100%
@@alessioartioli3323 Many Italians came to work here in the steel mills, ship building, and coal mining industries. We had heavy industry in Wilmington, Claymont, and New Castle until the late 20th century. No coal mines but they were close by in PA, VA, WVA states. Also we had a significant fishery here for a long time. Most areas have deindustrialized and reclaimed the land for residential and recreational use.
@@alessioartioli3323 From what I've read many Europeans came around the turn of the 20th century do to economic hardship and political strife. Half of my family came from Ireland and Germany during that time period.
If you ever visit DE, Hagley is the place EI DuPont started. It's actually very close to where Biden lives, within a 5 minute drive from his home. Also Kudos on pronouncing Newark correctly. I actually live 5 minutes from Biden's home as well!
@@jjsdumbshit2792 It is a nordic cross using the blue from Sweden's flag and the 'buff' color from Delaware's. On the cross I used a diamond shape like the one on our flag because I like it and we are the "diamond state" in addition to being the first state. Then there's a blue star in that diamond. It's a simplistic, but recognizable design, as many good flags are.
This was a good video. I don’t know the ultimate direction you’re going with the whole series, but the one thing I feel you should have talked about but didn’t was the ecological importance of the Delaware wetlands and bird migrations.
No other state beside Vermont spends more on its citizens than Delaware when measured by per capita distribution. However Delaware knows how to find its sources of income without taxing its citizens. The state department of transportation is funded entirely by vehicle fees and tolls on interstate 95 (The JFKennedy Turnpike) and state routes 1 and US route 301. No general funds pay for transportation projects. The general fund pays 97 percent of each students education (while local property taxes pay the other 3 percent). One third of the states income is from individual income tax, one third from gambling, and one third from corporations who have chosen Delaware to register. Delaware has a reputation for being very corporate board friendly, a tax haven for multinational business, and an extremely knowledgeable judiciary.
Clearly those who helped you did a good job, as did you in putting this together. You really captured the essence of Delaware in a way that a resident can find no fault with. Such is not usually true for other similar types of efforts. As someone else said, saying “New Ark” instead of “Newurk” was just the type of detail that made this great. If you were to expand this at a later date, I second the suggestion about how the state got the circular arc at the top. And the formation of the state boundary line with Maryland is interesting; it literally is the eastern portion of the Mason-Dixon Line. As I understand it, Mason and Dixon were hired to survey the border, separating William Penn’s land from that of George Calvert (the 1st Lord Baltimore). The western portion, of course, separates Pennsylvania and Maryland. And I’ve heard that Penn and Delaware got the benefit of an error they made - the southern border ought to have been somewhere around the town of Lewes (the location of the Swaanendael museum) near Cape Henlopen, but was made several miles lower to include what is now Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island! Can’t wait for the rest of the series. I trust it will be excellently done!
Thank you. I enjoyed your video about Delaware. Looking forward to your other videos. The Order in Which the States Ratified the US Constitution: Delaware - December 7, 1787 Pennsylvania - December 12, 1787 New Jersey - December 18, 1787 Georgia - January 2, 1788 Connecticut - January 9, 1788 Massachusetts - February 6, 1788 Maryland - April 28, 1788 South Carolina - May 23, 1788 New Hampshire - June 21, 1788 Virginia - June 25, 1788 New York - July 26, 1788 North Carolina - November 21, 1789 Rhode Island - May 29, 1790
When looking at Pennsylvanias coat of arms (found on its states flag as well), each symbol represents a county of Pennsylvania. Notice the bottom middle panel with the three bundles of wheat? That represents Sussex County, Delaware. Named for William Pennsylvania friend, Samuel Sussex. The original name under Maryland colonial rule was Deale County.
Thanks for the insightful education about my neighbor to the East. I'm from North Central Maryland and since birth ( many years ago) we've always vacationed on the DE shore, Bethany being the favorite since 1975. You couldn't pay me to go to OC/MD instead. So thanks for 45 years of happy memories Delaware. ❤😊❤
I love living in Delaware, it’s beautiful and being where we r, great mix of cultures, of course no major sports teams, but many options, great high schools, with some of the sports teams being national ranked very high, and the school I attend which was the first fully NJROTC high school in the nation, Delaware Military Academy (DMA)
Great work TII - I like when you point out geographic oddities like the land border with NJ in the middle of the river. There are so many fascinating things like that to explore. I can't wait to learn more of them from the coming videos. In the Pennsylvania series, you will want to hit on the PA dutch, interesting foods, Pittsburghese, Sheetz versus WaWa, the western versus eastern dynamic, the nicest capital building in the nation, so much more - PA could be a series in and of itself!
Me too! I live on a boat on the Chesapeake Bay now, but I was Delaware born and raised and when people ask me where I live, I still immediately say Delaware without even thinking about it.
That was somewhat interesting. For future states, I'd like to see more tidbits about the people. What are Delaware-ians like? Do they eat a lot of fish? What sport teams do they root for? What sorts of jobs do they hold? Are any of those jobs inordinately found in Delaware? Do people in Delaware have an inordinate fear of crocodiles? Stuff like that. I found the Geography part least interesting, unless it colors the social aspects, as it seems to do with Pennsylvania.
We are like people who are mixed. Some say water, some say wuter. We like Philadelphia teams, Baltimore teams, Washington teams and the Cowboys. You will find every ethnicity here. We eat alot of pizza, cheesesteaks, crabs, and ethnic foods. There are many Mexicans here. Some people say we move and talk too slow. Others say it's just right.
-Yeah, we love seafood. Especially crabs -up north where I’m at, vast majority are Philly fans, especially eagles and Phillies -jobs are varied, overall I’d say we’re mostly blue collar, but finance, real estate, and banking are heavy up north. Agriculture and tourism (in beach towns) down south. DuPont played a massive role in shaping the state into what it is today. Feel free to ask anything else
What a great channel. Working my way back to earlier videos and so glad to see RUclips channel that is really straight up informative, a direct contribution to the universal encyclopedia at everyone's finger tips, where simple adherence to facts matters. Great work!
Yes! I was looking forward to this series! I guess I subscribed at the right time, haha. You’re super underrated and make awesome and interesting videos! I’ll be lookin’ out for the Illinois episode. :D
2 min in, I'm already enjoying this a lot: The narrative, the clips, the music. You sir, have embarked on a journet through the big country worthy of watching.
Because of the pandemic, Returns Day was a low key affair. In Sussex County's countyseat, Georgetown, the town celebrates the election results every other year. The losing candidate sits in the front seat if the horse drawn carriage while the winner sits in the backseat. They ride in the same carriage facing each other. Once they arrive at the town circle, they proceed to the chopping block. Both candidates grab the ax handle and together they lower the blade into the wooden block. Hence, they burry the hatchet. The town celebration begins with great oxen BBQ and beverages. Until modern times, the citizens would have to travel to the countyseat every other year to vote. The countyseat used to be at Lewes (pronounced loo-IS). The citizens would travel on foot or by horse through the mud, some as far away as Laurel and Seaford. The countyseat was relocated to the center of the county and named after the architect who drew up the towns lots and streets. His first name was George. Back then, citizens would stick around after the first Tuesday in November to wait for the results to be counted. 2 days later the election returns were read out loud. Today Returns Day is still a huge celebration.
Not bad! I've lived in Southern Delaware for over 47 years, the last 27 at the Rehoboth-Lewes area at the beach. You didn't mention our nightmare beach traffic in the summer when the tourists forget how to drive when they come here on our inadequate roads. The only 4 lane east-west highway on the Eastern Shore becomes 2 lanes in Delaware because residents didn't want a 4 lane highway there. Now the road is very overloaded in the summer. Welcome to New Jersey, (no offense meant, just a lot of traffic on 2-lane roads).
As someone who grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland (the Delmarva Peninsula)...I am SHOOK by learning of the waterway that cuts across the Northern part of Delaware and the Maryland Eastern Shore that ships use to get to Baltimore from Philadelphia. I had NO idea that was there. Also, doesn't that make the Peninsula an island? I feel so confused now lol.
Could you get people from the states you’re doing as a guest with you on the video? Similar to how “Geography Now” has guests from the countries they’re doing videos about. It could help bring insight on the culture on the state and prevent misinformation.
Only one Native American was killed in Delaware history and it was because the husband of the mans wife he was cheating with became angry at the time of discovery. Native Americans were not forced from their dwellings and grounds as William Penn signed treaties with them and they remained legal residents. That didn't stop their massacre in western Pennsylvania but Delaware is still home to the Nanticoke and the Lenni Lenape. The Nanticoke own large tracts of land in and around the Indian River Bay and own most of the land the town of Dewey Beach rests upon.
Another big driver of companies incorporating in Delaware that also deserves mention is the fact that, because so many companies have incorporated there historically (for tax and other financial reasons, as you point out), including most prominent public companies, the state has one of the most well developed bodies of corporate law, and some of the most sophisticated corporate law judges, in the country. You generally know exactly what you are getting if you incorporate in Delaware.
Not mentioning our lack of sales tax feels like a glaring omission. We get a lot of people from Maryland, PA, NY, and NJ that will shop here.
I remember my cousin father in law went to Delaware just to buy hell of a lot of booze lol.
I mean NJ has no clothes sales tax
@@wiva4707 We still get a lot of people from Jersey on the weekends.
Must of them suck!
@@themeapster5974 now we all go to maryland cause its cheaper
I like how you talk about it in the context of the surrounding states as well, it makes it so much more interesting than a video purely about one state and nothing else.
Yes, I agree! With the geography and size of Delaware it would be difficult *not* to talk about the neighboring states 😂 but this approach adds great context, so I hope it’s continued for future states.
One suggestion, though: in the “zooming around the map” segments, it would be helpful to show the state border so we can follow along better.
Looking forward to the many other vids to come in this series 👍
I agree so much
I subscribed Geography Now when Barb was still on A countries and he had like 30-40k subscribers as far as I remember. Now he has 2.4 Million subs. You can make a great impact to your channel with this series. So good luck with your journey of 50 states and more :)
Thank you!
Yes geography now is one of my favorite RUclips channels and now this one too 👍
@@julianmontanez6635 I’ve been a fan 2 year of geography now
the day where he reaches the last country, zimbabwe will eventually come. i have also followed him since the beginning
Just subscribed
I really hope the Delaware delegate who signed the constitution had the foresight to scribble “First!” like a good RUclips commenter.
Lol! There were 5 of 'em, so I imagine the infighting was intense.
Is that Delaware humor?
@@dylanmcdowell3894 Not really. Geo. Reed favored abolition of the several states and one single US Gov't. The vote of the 30 delegates meeting at The Golden Fleece Tavern in Dover on Dec. 7, 1787 was unanimous.
I am a Delawarean and I thought this was so fascinating!!!!!! Can't wait for the other ones!! Great job, especially discussing our close alignment with Philly; we're basically a suburb.
GO Eagles!!!
A lot of information here. Didn't knew about the swedish settlers in America.
You did a great job, keep going, congratulations from Portugal 🇵🇹
Me neither. I knew about the Dutch settlers (New York was Nieuw Amsterdam) but never heard about the Swedish.
Fun Fact: Rhode Island is the Providence Metropolitan Area.
Not just that, the Providence Metro Area includes all of Rhode Island plus part of Massachusetts lmao
@@Mahoot so, technically, Providence has a higher population than Rhode Island😳
@@ayeeeeeeee6240 New York metropolitan area has more people than people than New York state
@@life-destroyerofworlds7036 that’s true
@@ayeeeeeeee6240 Westerly and Block Island aren’t included in metro Providence
Who else is watching this from Delaware
Greenville area... in the mix of the Dupont family, where they have Point to Point yearly and near Longwood Gardens! Also, I live right up the road from Joe Biden. Gorgeous area... surrounded by trees and hills.
from sussex!
I'm in Newark
I am watching from kerala india only for joe biden
Born and raised in Delaware, though I live in Texas now. From the second smallest state to the second largest!
well now we know where to hide the kids in case mrbeast’s employees get any ideas…
I like how you incorporate many different aspects of American history, society and economy, all in 14 minutes!
Thanks!
Glad Seaford got a shout out. My home town. Both my parents, my brother and I along with my wife and 2 kids were all born here.
Best Regards.
I couldn’t believe when he said it! Hahaha.
Mee tooo
I am so hyped for this series
Me too, i also hope the quality of the videos improve over the time
Same
Let’s go Delaware!!! Born in Wilmington, lived in Rehoboth for a decade, now a South Floridian!
Chilling with the cubanos
Considering what's happening down there, perhaps you will return home some day.
This, is Delaware. And that, is interesting. Gonna be a great series
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Anytime our home state is mentioned it’s a huge deal for us Delawareans. Good job covering our tiny state, with all of the election hype centering on Wilmington lately I feel like this video couldn’t have come at a better time! Looking forward to the rest of the series. Fun fact about Delaware: it’s where Capriottis got its start and the Bobbie is our de facto state sandwich.
Ikr? Honestly anytime someone mentions us, it's surprising to me. Even if the info is bad, I always gotta let others know" Oh my gad, I'm from Delaware!".
So glad to see this and the next one. Born in Chester, Pa (just outside Philly) lived in Northern DE for 20 years and now I live in AZ, state 48. I’ll be waiting a while for the that one lol.
The Korean peninsula and the Delaware Bay are the only places horseshoe crabs will lay their eggs. The blood of horseshoe crabs is collected and used as dye for MRIs. Menhadden fish collected in the bay is used to make fish oil.
Delaware... Starting off strong.
I Hope You’re Joking
Very cool video about my home state. Also, thank you for pronouncing the town that has the University of Delaware as "New-ark". 😀
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It's NewArk ..
Hey-- I'm in love with your state. Like... Literally.
Born in Delaware, lived there 46 years in New Castle County. Moved to the space coast of Florida 3 years ago. The county I live in now is about the size of the entire state of DE. Lots of history in DE, close to several large cities. I do miss the topography, hiking and the seasons. DE is far enough inland (Although do you have Atlantic beaches) that you really don't have major hurricane threats.Spring and fall are quite pleasant in that area!!
Thank you so much for the piece that you just did on Delaware!! Not only is it my home state but Wilmington is my hometown too. I’m quite proud to be from Delaware and I’m even prouder to say that I’m a second-generation Delawarean and a second-generation Wilmingtonian too. Your piece really did a great job but I really wish it was at least half an hour long instead. Once you are done with your compilation, would you ever consider piecing it all together into one long documentary or would you ever also make it available for purchase on a DVD or some other type of format? I’d really appreciate it. Once again, I think you did an overall very good job. I can’t wait to watch the other installments.
Thank you so much! I'll have to see how to get it on a DVD but that sounds like a great idea. For now, I'll have the whole series on a playlist on RUclips.
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You look so beautiful and charming on your profile picture Lol:🌹
Delaware is probably one of the states I know least about, so this was interesting!
Being a DE native, it is the state I know most about lol
Come by and learn some more, we dont have sales tax 😉
@@forgetful9845 Same with my state of Oregon! ;)
Totally boring state
Me too, until recently as I am considering a move to DE! I like it so far...
I enjoyed watching this video. I am a Kenyan and I hope to visit Delaware DE one day.
A very nice depiction of my state! Shout out from Lewes, "The First Town in the First State!"
Oh
Shout out from Wilmington, where we are always trying not to get shot
I believe the curved border with Pennsylvania is based on a arc drawn to be 12 miles from the cupola of the New Castle old courthouse.
I added this exact comment before I saw yours.Very good
I grew up 1 1/2 blocks from the courthouse, my mother worked in there in a rented office. In a graveyard at the other side of the green the courthouse is on, are three signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Fun fact the 12 mile circle from new castle didn’t quite reach the border of Maryland and created a 1 square mile wedge of disputed land between the PA/MD/DE borders called “the wedge” that was unaccounted for due to inaccuracy of old maps
From the William V Roth Jnr Bridge you can literally see across the whole state of Delaware from the Maryland border to the Delaware River.
Only in the north, though. The state gets wider as you go south.
Let be honest, we’re all hyped for our home state.
I can guess you all Americans are.
If this series was about Europe, I'd be looking forward to see the video about Italy.
As european, I really don't know what US State would be the best to live there.
Any suggestion?
@@alessioartioli3323 depends on what you would be looking for.
@@masonlynch1793 true that! The same is for Europe.
@@alessioartioli3323 you don't want to live in Oklahoma
@@thefallenkingdom9 why? btw i heard half of the US states are full of violence. is oklahoma one of them?
This promising series is starting off amazingly. Well done! Might I suggest a tiny addendum in the topic of "Notable Persons" associated with each particular state? For instance, your NJ subs might appreciate your mentioning Bruce Springsteen when you do their state (whether he was born there or not). Had you done so here, Not only would you have mentioned Joe Biden (born in PA as you are undoubtedly aware), but also: Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Shue, Judge Reinhold, George Thorogood (& Delaware Destroyers), Elena Delle Donne (2015 WNBA MVP), Henry Heimlich (the Heimlich Maneuver), Valerie Bertinelli, &CE... Great job. I won't miss a single video! 👍
I’m Canadian .. and once the 🇨🇦🇺🇸 border reopens I hope to make delightful Delaware one of my priority destinations.
We appreciate it fam, but there isn’t shit here other than beaches over the summer 😂 Go to Philly.
If Delaware is a prime location then everywhere else in the U.S. most be an extra prime location to visit for you
I wonder why I keep on seeing Quebec license plates here...
@@ladasodaexplains3355 I always seen Canadian plates everywhere my whole life. They travel just like the Brits and Chinese.
@@ladasodaexplains3355 I’m in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Very good video. For someone who has an American accent you speak very well, clearly, slowly and easy to understand, calm and quiet with no shouting or screeching like so many Americans do on RUclips. I really like your videos and this series will be very enjoyable. Thank you for posting
Good information. I’m a proud Delawarean and am happy to have an informative and entertaining video about my state. That was interesting!
I never knew about the Swedish colony. That is interesting! Looking forward to future episodes.
Go to the historic New Castle and you will see tons of Dutch, Swedish and British flags everywhere.
This was awesome. Being from Florida I love learning about other states!
Just moved to Florida from Delaware!
Come back Josh 🤣🤣🤣
@@jricks2487 why did you move?
i wanna move to florida so bad, im tired of delaware
@@vincentgiasullo ive lived in delaware from florida for 5 years, it doesnt feel that different. there just cold
As someone who grew up a few miles from the Delaware border (in Pennsylvania), has relatives that live in Delaware, served in an Army Reserve unit in Delaware and whose mother worked in Delaware I have to say you did a really good job going over the state. (I would have mentioned the resort towns and the NASCAR track, though.) Great start I subscribed can’t wait to see the whole series! I look forward to seeing Pennsylvania the state I grew up in next and eventually getting to other states I’ve lived in including Florida where I live now!
I’m a Delawarean, newly turned Floridian!
He mentions Rehoboth and Bethany Beach, but I didn’t catch anything on the Dover Speedway. I’ve been stuck in traffic at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after a race.
Chester or philly?
Hi, I'm a Brit living in Belgium. I really enjoyed this interesting video - thanks!
Lol, random info.
Thanks for covering my state! We often get forgotten😅 Much love, from Dover.
Delaware native here: I would not say the Wilmington suburbs extend to the C/D canal or Philly, those are different towns entirely, Bear and Claymont respectively. But as other comments note, DE always love hearing DE get talked about!
Thank you so much for this informative video. We are learning about each of the fifty states this homeschool year and these videos will be a weekly help!
I am so excited for this series! Can't wait til you get to my home state, Kentucky. I really do appreciate your knowledge on geography, I've always been into it myself and thought I was the only one 👍😀
Good job. I live in New York now but I grew up in Southern Jersey. So I can't wait to hear what you've got on the Garden State.
So they share an island with NJ? They should just give it to me
two actually. Not that they are buildable being made of spoils fro dredging.
Is this some kind of joke?
@@tjohnson2139 the part about them giving them to Kim Jong-un, yes that is a joke. The part about Delaware sharing shore line with NJ, no that is true.
Two years later, and my suggestion was spot on. You sold me the moment you said you'd discuss all fifty-SIX entities. Let's get me caught up.
Moved from California for work, live outside of Dover and love it here!!
Wow, never thought someone from "the golden state" would say that.
Most transplants “hate” it and wish for more excitement. Welcome to Delaware! Glad to have you!
That's what I was thinking, very interesting. I have family history starting in PA, living in pittsburgh. I'm interested in the history of the 3 rivers and how they helped the state. Thx
That Is Interesting, Just to give you some info on Maryland, one of the border counties with Delaware, Wicomico County, has a prominent poultry industry like Sussex County. There’s actually a Perdue factory not to far from the city of Salisbury. Don’t quote me on it because I’m not 100% sure, but I think that that factory supplies the feed for the chickens in Wicomico County. Our county is named after the Wicomico River, which runs through the city of Salisbury.
I do not live in Delaware myself, but in Florida. But for some reason there’s always one place I wanted to go: Delaware. Everyone in my family wonders why. But I’ve just always been so interested in that state. And I think it’s a nice state, even though a lot of people say there’s nothing there.
We have tons here or close by. You could get a nice hotel room in Wilmington and go like 4-5 different places that are roughly 2 hours (or less) away. Baltimore, DC, the beaches, Philly, NYC for the day and save tons of money on a room. Take the train to the cities, the bus or drive to the beach. We are so close to everything, a lot of us take day trips to the Poconos to go skiing in the winter or the water parks in the summer for the day
Morgan Murphy yeah I would take the trains cause I LIKE TRAINS
Delaware’s northern region with its gently rolling hills and temperate mid-Atlantic climate can be quite beautiful, especially with the turning of the seasons.
Who tells you that is because they don’t know how to travel.
Also home to the Underground Railroad, Golden Fleece Tavern on the Green and the largest mortuary in North America at the Dover air base.
I got lost many years ago on a back road coming from Dover, to georgetown..ended up on I think route 10, in Md, of all places..it was a beautiful drive and I love getting lost so didnt mind that I was on hour 3 of a 45 minute drive..I knew I'd get home eventually..but..on the road, I kept seeing signs of either, Mason Dixon, or Harriet Tubman n Underground railroad..I believe it was heading me towards museums or perhaps some of the homes used to hide slaves, but as it was getting dark, I headed homeward and have yet to find that road again..its been well over 20 years..sure would love to tho..
@@cherbear1996 Those houses go from the Leipsic area west and south into Maryland. There are lots of places along that route but definitely start near Leipsic.
Well done guy!
I'm from Modena, Italy (44yo), and I love geography, hystory and social-cultural feautres. I know pretty good the European situation and since a few weeks I'm trying and konw better the US, which to my European eyes seems to be pretty bizzare.
Go on with your videos and thanks for posting!
Italians have a long history in both Wilmington and New Castle Delaware
@@povking1460 I didn't know this. I know there are a lot of italians (well, american-italians I mean) in the US and I know most of them live in the East Coast, so being Delaware there this male sense. As long as I know, New York and New Jersey are the two States with most american-italians. But I could be wrong, not sure 100%
@@alessioartioli3323 Many Italians came to work here in the steel mills, ship building, and coal mining industries. We had heavy industry in Wilmington, Claymont, and New Castle until the late 20th century. No coal mines but they were close by in PA, VA, WVA states. Also we had a significant fishery here for a long time. Most areas have deindustrialized and reclaimed the land for residential and recreational use.
@@alessioartioli3323 From what I've read many Europeans came around the turn of the 20th century do to economic hardship and political strife. Half of my family came from Ireland and Germany during that time period.
Also we had a large Catholic population that also contributed.
If you ever visit DE, Hagley is the place EI DuPont started. It's actually very close to where Biden lives, within a 5 minute drive from his home. Also Kudos on pronouncing Newark correctly. I actually live 5 minutes from Biden's home as well!
I just recently designed a new flag for Delaware (my home state) taking Swedish influence. Great to see this series!
What is the flag?
@@jjsdumbshit2792 It is a nordic cross using the blue from Sweden's flag and the 'buff' color from Delaware's. On the cross I used a diamond shape like the one on our flag because I like it and we are the "diamond state" in addition to being the first state. Then there's a blue star in that diamond. It's a simplistic, but recognizable design, as many good flags are.
This was a good video. I don’t know the ultimate direction you’re going with the whole series, but the one thing I feel you should have talked about but didn’t was the ecological importance of the Delaware wetlands and bird migrations.
Def should’ve talked about the birds. Migrating from places like the Amazon to Newark.
Linking it to the horseshoe crab eggs. Neat stuff.
No other state beside Vermont spends more on its citizens than Delaware when measured by per capita distribution. However Delaware knows how to find its sources of income without taxing its citizens. The state department of transportation is funded entirely by vehicle fees and tolls on interstate 95 (The JFKennedy Turnpike) and state routes 1 and US route 301. No general funds pay for transportation projects. The general fund pays 97 percent of each students education (while local property taxes pay the other 3 percent). One third of the states income is from individual income tax, one third from gambling, and one third from corporations who have chosen Delaware to register. Delaware has a reputation for being very corporate board friendly, a tax haven for multinational business, and an extremely knowledgeable judiciary.
Clearly those who helped you did a good job, as did you in putting this together. You really captured the essence of Delaware in a way that a resident can find no fault with. Such is not usually true for other similar types of efforts. As someone else said, saying “New Ark” instead of “Newurk” was just the type of detail that made this great.
If you were to expand this at a later date, I second the suggestion about how the state got the circular arc at the top. And the formation of the state boundary line with Maryland is interesting; it literally is the eastern portion of the Mason-Dixon Line. As I understand it, Mason and Dixon were hired to survey the border, separating William Penn’s land from that of George Calvert (the 1st Lord Baltimore). The western portion, of course, separates Pennsylvania and Maryland. And I’ve heard that Penn and Delaware got the benefit of an error they made - the southern border ought to have been somewhere around the town of Lewes (the location of the Swaanendael museum) near Cape Henlopen, but was made several miles lower to include what is now Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island!
Can’t wait for the rest of the series. I trust it will be excellently done!
Thank you. I enjoyed your video about Delaware. Looking forward to your other videos.
The Order in Which the States Ratified the US Constitution:
Delaware - December 7, 1787
Pennsylvania - December 12, 1787
New Jersey - December 18, 1787
Georgia - January 2, 1788
Connecticut - January 9, 1788
Massachusetts - February 6, 1788
Maryland - April 28, 1788
South Carolina - May 23, 1788
New Hampshire - June 21, 1788
Virginia - June 25, 1788
New York - July 26, 1788
North Carolina - November 21, 1789
Rhode Island - May 29, 1790
Delaware is definitely an interesting little state. Thanks for the video!
Amazing! Thank you for this. Looking forward to following the series and learning more about the US!
As I was watching this. You should have mention nature and the beaches of Delaware- Cape Henoplen State Park in Lewes and Bethany Beach.
He showed alot of pictures of them
This IS interesting! I live in Delaware and learned a few things from your video. Good job!
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When looking at Pennsylvanias coat of arms (found on its states flag as well), each symbol represents a county of Pennsylvania. Notice the bottom middle panel with the three bundles of wheat? That represents Sussex County, Delaware. Named for William Pennsylvania friend, Samuel Sussex. The original name under Maryland colonial rule was Deale County.
Nice video! I live near Wilmington, DE! I love making similar types of videos too! Keep up the great work!
Dude I am so stoked for this series
Love this! Can’t wait for the rest of the series!
Thanks for the insightful education about my neighbor to the East. I'm from North Central Maryland and since birth ( many years ago) we've always vacationed on the DE shore, Bethany being the favorite since 1975. You couldn't pay me to go to OC/MD instead. So thanks for 45 years of happy memories Delaware. ❤😊❤
Yeah, really well done! 👍
I love living in Delaware, it’s beautiful and being where we r, great mix of cultures, of course no major sports teams, but many options, great high schools, with some of the sports teams being national ranked very high, and the school I attend which was the first fully NJROTC high school in the nation, Delaware Military Academy (DMA)
AMAZING!!! This really helped my classmates and I!
Great work TII - I like when you point out geographic oddities like the land border with NJ in the middle of the river. There are so many fascinating things like that to explore. I can't wait to learn more of them from the coming videos. In the Pennsylvania series, you will want to hit on the PA dutch, interesting foods, Pittsburghese, Sheetz versus WaWa, the western versus eastern dynamic, the nicest capital building in the nation, so much more - PA could be a series in and of itself!
Wawa is 1000 times better than Sheetz. Don't @ me
It's a long ways away from your Wisconsin episode but I'll gladly wait. Keep up the great work
I am very proud to be, born and raised in Wilmington Delaware!!!
Me too!!
Proud to be from Middletown!
I’m just Delaware
Same!!
Me too! I live on a boat on the Chesapeake Bay now, but I was Delaware born and raised and when people ask me where I live, I still immediately say Delaware without even thinking about it.
Just found your channel! I’m from Delaware, born and raised. My father worked for DuPont’s for 35 years before retiring around 40 years ago.
Hello 👋
You look so beautiful and charming on your profile picture Lol:
Greetings to Delaware from the people across the river.
Well done and really great footage. I’m looking forward to the series.
I grew up in Newcastle Delaware 😁
Great idea for a series! Looking forward to the rest of it!
My brother lives in Seaford, in the south.
I live in Seaford. It’s a shit hole but you can get nice place for $1,000 a month that would cost a lot more in any other town.
@@masteryoutuber8783 if you think Seaford is a shit hole, you need to travel your country more.
This little state is so fascinating. 😍
Thank you for this video
Hello 👋
You look so beautiful and charming on your profile picture Lol:🌺
That was somewhat interesting. For future states, I'd like to see more tidbits about the people. What are Delaware-ians like? Do they eat a lot of fish? What sport teams do they root for? What sorts of jobs do they hold? Are any of those jobs inordinately found in Delaware? Do people in Delaware have an inordinate fear of crocodiles? Stuff like that. I found the Geography part least interesting, unless it colors the social aspects, as it seems to do with Pennsylvania.
We are like people who are mixed. Some say water, some say wuter. We like Philadelphia teams, Baltimore teams, Washington teams and the Cowboys. You will find every ethnicity here. We eat alot of pizza, cheesesteaks, crabs, and ethnic foods. There are many Mexicans here. Some people say we move and talk too slow. Others say it's just right.
I fear alligators, bears, and sharks. So far just bears and sharks are here. But if it keeps getting warmer who knows.
-Yeah, we love seafood. Especially crabs
-up north where I’m at, vast majority are Philly fans, especially eagles and Phillies
-jobs are varied, overall I’d say we’re mostly blue collar, but finance, real estate, and banking are heavy up north. Agriculture and tourism (in beach towns) down south. DuPont played a massive role in shaping the state into what it is today.
Feel free to ask anything else
What a great channel. Working my way back to earlier videos and so glad to see RUclips channel that is really straight up informative, a direct contribution to the universal encyclopedia at everyone's finger tips, where simple adherence to facts matters. Great work!
Yes! I was looking forward to this series! I guess I subscribed at the right time, haha. You’re super underrated and make awesome and interesting videos! I’ll be lookin’ out for the Illinois episode. :D
2 min in, I'm already enjoying this a lot: The narrative, the clips, the music.
You sir, have embarked on a journet through the big country worthy of watching.
Because of the pandemic, Returns Day was a low key affair. In Sussex County's countyseat, Georgetown, the town celebrates the election results every other year. The losing candidate sits in the front seat if the horse drawn carriage while the winner sits in the backseat. They ride in the same carriage facing each other. Once they arrive at the town circle, they proceed to the chopping block. Both candidates grab the ax handle and together they lower the blade into the wooden block. Hence, they burry the hatchet. The town celebration begins with great oxen BBQ and beverages. Until modern times, the citizens would have to travel to the countyseat every other year to vote. The countyseat used to be at Lewes (pronounced loo-IS). The citizens would travel on foot or by horse through the mud, some as far away as Laurel and Seaford. The countyseat was relocated to the center of the county and named after the architect who drew up the towns lots and streets. His first name was George. Back then, citizens would stick around after the first Tuesday in November to wait for the results to be counted. 2 days later the election returns were read out loud. Today Returns Day is still a huge celebration.
Have been to returns day many times as I'm only about 6 miles from the circle..great of you to share that tidbit with folks👍✌😊
Not bad! I've lived in Southern Delaware for over 47 years, the last 27 at the Rehoboth-Lewes area at the beach. You didn't mention our nightmare beach traffic in the summer when the tourists forget how to drive when they come here on our inadequate roads. The only 4 lane east-west highway on the Eastern Shore becomes 2 lanes in Delaware because residents didn't want a 4 lane highway there. Now the road is very overloaded in the summer. Welcome to New Jersey, (no offense meant, just a lot of traffic on 2-lane roads).
I like Sussex County it's laid back
Wilmington showing luv 2 the whole 302 what's happening
As someone who grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland (the Delmarva Peninsula)...I am SHOOK by learning of the waterway that cuts across the Northern part of Delaware and the Maryland Eastern Shore that ships use to get to Baltimore from Philadelphia. I had NO idea that was there. Also, doesn't that make the Peninsula an island? I feel so confused now lol.
Originally from NYC I had the pleasure of visiting here for a my bday weekend. A beautiful state and looking forward to paying another visit
Delaware gang where you at? I’m from Delaware and frankly I’m pretty happy to see my state get some recognition. 😂
Fax Delaware isn’t even that boring it’s just so small so it’s not recognized. I live in Middletown hbu?
Wilmington native here! Happy to see Delaware get some recognition too😁
@@laurenzim96 Very cool! Some of my family lives there. I live in Long Neck.
@@saxtonfilm6138 I'm from bear
@@laurenzim96 Wilmington has bad parts and good parts I just don't like citys because you can easily get shot I like wilmington tho😅
I was born in PA! But I moved away when I was 4.
Subscribed. This should be a fun series.
Could you get people from the states you’re doing as a guest with you on the video? Similar to how “Geography Now” has guests from the countries they’re doing videos about. It could help bring insight on the culture on the state and prevent misinformation.
Awesome video. love this series can't wait for the rest
The dense population for little area, i just hear Delaware traffic 95 backed up
Once you go south of the Wilmington area it is very sparsely populated.
I like this channel , this information is excellent ornately done & very educational . Subscribed
Well done from Claymont, DE
That's where George Thorogood Is from
"The Simpsons are going to Delaware!"
"I want to see Wilmington!"
"I want to see a screen door factory!"
wow
This will be the last season 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
They got that wrong, the screen door factory was in Maryland.
Thank you from Delaware. First and best state in the US. Shoutout from Newark
Only one Native American was killed in Delaware history and it was because the husband of the mans wife he was cheating with became angry at the time of discovery. Native Americans were not forced from their dwellings and grounds as William Penn signed treaties with them and they remained legal residents. That didn't stop their massacre in western Pennsylvania but Delaware is still home to the Nanticoke and the Lenni Lenape. The Nanticoke own large tracts of land in and around the Indian River Bay and own most of the land the town of Dewey Beach rests upon.
I could have watched for another hour or two, great content :)
Great start with one of the most overlooked states in the Union. I cannot wait till you hit NJ
Thank you for your coverage of my new hone, I will be looking forward to your coverage of NJ. my birthplace and old home.
Very interesting. Now I have 49 other states to watch!
Another big driver of companies incorporating in Delaware that also deserves mention is the fact that, because so many companies have incorporated there historically (for tax and other financial reasons, as you point out), including most prominent public companies, the state has one of the most well developed bodies of corporate law, and some of the most sophisticated corporate law judges, in the country. You generally know exactly what you are getting if you incorporate in Delaware.
Funny numbers: Delaware has over 200k more people than Alaska
You can fit Delaware in Alaska over 200k times.
- Odd symmetry :)