City of Delaware issued the following announcement on Jan. 5.
It's National Trivia Day! Test your Delaware knowledge with these facts!
1. Before it was destroyed by fire in 1934, the old Delaware City Hall contained a jail, horse stalls and even an opera house. The original building, located on the site of the current City Hall, opened in 1882 and housed all City functions, including police and fire – even the horses to pull the fire wagons - and a 1,500-seat opera house.
Learn more about our local government here http://ow.ly/I2ET50Hn8Ke
2. The City of Delaware’s official flower is the petunia. The petunia was designated as the official flower in 1930.
Learn more about the work of the Shade Tree Commission and other City of Delaware boards, commissions and committees here http://ow.ly/mQw550Hn8Gi
3. Blue Limestone Park, one of Delaware’s 26 municipal parks, was once a stone quarry. The quarry provided much of the uniquely blue shaded limestone for local buildings and homes before closing in the early 1900s.
Learn more about City of Delaware parks here http://ow.ly/gKsP50Hn8N9
Original source can be found here.
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