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The Compass Rose
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By Roger Dean Meyer, October 9, 2006 | |
| | | 1. The Compass Rose Marker | | |
Inscription. First to ratify the Constitution of the United States. Delaware. The Compass Rose. Dedicated 7 December, 1988.
Erected 1988 by Delaware Heritage Commission and 134th General Assembly.
Location. 39° 9.424′ N, 75° 31.235′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. Marker is on Legislative Avenue 0.1 miles south of Duke Of York Street, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. 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. The First State Heritage Park of Dover (within shouting distance of this marker); Legislative Hall - Delaware's Capitol Building (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The First State Heritage Park of Dover (within shouting distance of this marker); Liberty Bell Reproduction (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); The Congressional Medal Of Honor (about 400 feet away); Dover Light Infantry (about 500 feet away); The Bayonets of the Revolution (about 500 feet away); Battles and Engagements of the Delaware Regiment (about 500 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Dover. |
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By Roger Dean Meyer, October 9, 2006 | |
| | | 2. The Compass Rose | | Delaware was the first to ratify the Constitution. This Compass Rose on Legislative Mall in front of Legislative Hal, in Dover, includes bearing and distance to the site of, and date of, other ratifications. | | |
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By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012 | |
| | | 3. The Compass Rose | | |
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By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012 | |
| | | 4. The Compass Rose Marker | | |
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By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012 | |
| | | 5. The Compass Rose Marker, center detail | Dover Delaware
December 7, 1787 | | |
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By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012 | |
| | | 6. The Compass Rose Marker detail | Delaware
First to adapt
Will be last to
Desert the Constitution
Washington Monument
1849 | | |
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By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012 | |
| | | 7. The Compass Rose Marker detail | We the People
Of The United States
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Do ordain and establish
this Constitution | | |
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By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012 | |
| | | 8. The Compass Rose Marker detail | Pennsylvania 12·12· 1787* Philadelphia Coordinates
New York 7·26·1788 * Poughkeepsie Coordinates
New Jersey 12·18·1787 * Trenton Coordinates
New Hampshire 6·21·1788 * Concord Coordinates
Connecticut 1·9·1788 * Hartford Coordinates
Massachussetts 2·6·1788 * Boston Coordinates
Rhode Island 5·29·1790 * Newport Coordinates
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By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012 | |
| | | 9. The Compass Rose Marker, detail | A rising
and not a
setting sun
—Benjamin
Franklin
1787 | | |
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By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012 | |
| | | 10. The Compass Rose Marker detail | Delaware Ratifies
Fully
Freely
& Entirely | | |
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By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012 | |
| | | 11. The Compass Rose Marker detail | | |
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By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012 | |
| | | 12. The Compass Rose Marker detail | 1788 Augusta Georgia Coordinates
1788 Richmond Virginia Coordinates | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on November 16, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 1,689 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. 3. submitted on November 4, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on October 27, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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