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

Ridgely House

Built 1728

 
 
Ridgely House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010
1. Ridgely House Marker
Inscription.
Dr. Charles Greenbury Ridgely: Member Colonial and State Legislative Assemblies; Delegate First State Constitutional Convention 1776.

Nicholas Ridgely (the younger): Member of Convention that ratified Federal Constitution 1787; Delegate Second State Constitutional Convention 1791-1792; Attorney General 1791-1801; Chancellor of Delaware 1801-1830.

Henry Moore Ridgely: Three times Secretary of State of Delaware; Representative in Congress 1811-1815; United States Senator 1827-1829.

Edward Ridgely: Jurist. Secretary of State of Delaware 1859-1863.
 
Erected 1933 by Historic Markers Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
 
Location. 39° 9.398′ N, 75° 31.405′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. Marker is on The Green, on the right. Marker is on the northeast side of The Green. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dover DE 19901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Delaware Decides (a few steps from this marker); The Green (a few steps from this marker); In the Council Chamber of Elizabeth Battell's Golden Fleece Tavern
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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Delaware Line (within shouting distance of this marker); The Golden Fleece Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); State House (within shouting distance of this marker); Delaware's Struggle for Women's Right to Vote (within shouting distance of this marker); Kent County Courthouses (1680-1983) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
 
Also see . . .  Henry Moore Ridgely. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present entry (Submitted on December 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.) 
 
Ridgely House Marker image. Click for full size.
Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, August 6, 2016
2. Ridgely House Marker
Ridgely House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Adam Margolis, January 19, 2022
3. Ridgely House Marker
Ridgely House and Marker image. Click for full size.
Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, August 6, 2016
4. Ridgely House and Marker
Ridgely House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010
5. Ridgely House
Henry Moore Ridgely image. Click for full size.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present, Unknown
6. Henry Moore Ridgely
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 998 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on December 28, 2023, by Bruce Guthrie of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos:   1. submitted on December 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.   2. submitted on March 25, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   3. submitted on January 19, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.   4. submitted on March 25, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   5. submitted on December 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.   6. submitted on October 19, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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