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State Beverage: Milk

 Milk - Delaware's State Beverage Milk was made the official State beverage on June 3, 1983.

Delaware Code Title 29 § 312


State Star: Delaware Diamond

The Delaware Diamond - Delaware's State Star On June 30, 2000, the Delaware Diamond, located in the constellation of Ursa Major (Great Bear), with coordinates of right ascension 9h40m44s and declination 48°14’2”, was designated as Delaware’s State star. It is a star of the 12th magnitude and is the first star on the International Star Registry ever to be registered to an American State. It can be seen with binoculars or a telescope. Twelve-year-old Amy Nerlinger of Wilmington named the star through a contest sponsored by the Delaware Museum of Natural History in the summer of 1999.

Delaware Code Title 29 § 317

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