http://www.history.com/photos/delaware View pictures from the state of Delaware on History. See images of famous locations that represent the state. en Copyright 2013, History.com Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-23T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo1 The pentagon shaped Fort Delaware stands surrounded by a moat on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River near Delaware City, Delaware. http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo2 Delaware has some of the northernmost Bald Cypress trees in the nation and the best place to see these stately trees is Trussum Pond near Laurel. Bald Cypress trees can live for hundreds of years and the wood is valued for its water and rot resistance. http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo3 Tourists enjoy Delaware's beach resorts, tax free shopping, and fine dining. http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo4 The house of the first African-American to settle in Delaware stands at Fort Christina in Wilmington http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo5 Interior of a Schoolhouse at Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village. http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo6 Amstel House in New Castle, Delaware, built in 1730 by Dr. John Finney, is of early 18th century American Colonial architecture using red brick with blue grey wooden pediment, door and shutters. http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo7 The Old State House was the first permanent capitol building in Dover, Delaware. Begun in 1787 and completed by May 1791, this Georgian-style structure was originally home to both state and Kent County governments. http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo8 Legislative Hall is a Georgian Revival colonial structure of handmade brick and it has an 18th century style interior. It was designed by Architect E. William Martin under the direction of the State Buildings and Grounds Commission created by Governor Buck in 1931. http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo9 A dirt floor dwelling inhabited by slaves and tenants of John Dickinson's plantation as they farmed the land. The enclosed plots were for their root vegetables and herbs. http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo10 National Historic Site and Museum Poplar Hall located in Southeast of Dover, Delaware http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo11 Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo11 http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo12 The Peach Blossom was adopted as the State Delaware flower on May 9, 1895. http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo12 http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo13 Flags hang from a balcony above the doorway to the Old Court House, built in 1732 as the original Colonial Capitol. It is one of the oldest surviving courthouses in the United States. New Castle, Delaware. http://www.history.com/photos/delaware/photo13