Dover Marker

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Dover in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dover

By Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

1. Dover Marker

Inscription. County seat since 1680. William Penn in 1683 ordered Town site laid out and named Dover. Plotted in 1717. Temporary capitol in 1777 and permanent capitol since 1779. Federal Constitution ratified here in 1787, making Delaware first State in Union. State Constitutional Convention held here in 1791-1792, 1831, 1852, and 1897.

Erected 1966 by Public Archives Commission. (Marker Number KC-35.)

Location. 39° 9.522′ N, 75° 31.301′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. Marker is on Loockerman Street just from Legislative Avenue, in the median. Click for map. Marker is opposite the US Post Office. Marker is in this post office area: Dover DE 19901, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Armed Forces Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bishop Richard Allen (within shouting distance of this marker); The First State Heritage Park of Dover (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); The Compass Rose (about 700 feet away); Liberty Bell Reproduction (about 700 feet away); World War II Memorial (about 800 feet away); Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Inc. (about 800 feet away); Wesley United Methodist Church (about 800 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Dover.

US Post Office across from marker. Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

2. US Post Office across from marker.

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 18, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 302 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.