North Murderkill Hundred in Camden in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Caesar Rodney

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2019

1. Caesar Rodney Marker

Inscription. Caesar Rodney-Born on October 7, 1728 on a farm east of Dover, Caesar Rodney was one of Delaware's most distinguished statesmen. Entering public life at an early age, Rodney held numerous local offices. He was a member of the Colonial State Assembly, and a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress. From 1774 through 1776 he was a member of the Continental Congress.

During his service as a member of the Continental Congress in 1776, Rodney was summoned from his home to Philadelphia to break a deadlock in the states approving the Declaration of Independence. He was commissioned Brigadier General during the Revolution and given responsibility for commanding the Delaware Militia. In 1778 he was elected President (or Governor) of Delaware, a capacity in which he served until 1781. He died at his home near Dover on June 29, 1784. Throughout his career of public service, Caesar Rodney was noted for his high integrity, purity of character, and patriotic leadership.

In 1916, a new school for area youth was constructed, named to honor Delaware's patriot hero, the first Caesar Rodney High School was located on Camden-Wyoming Avenue.

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It was replaced by the present structure in 1967.

Erected 1999 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-62.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 29, 1784.

Location. 39° 7.062′ N, 75° 32.437′ W. Marker is in Camden, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in North Murderkill Hundred. It is on Old North Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 239 Old North Road, Camden Wyoming DE 19934, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2019

2. Caesar Rodney Marker

Brinkley Hill (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Operation Silent Witness (approx. ¼ mile away); Camden (approx. 0.3 miles away); Morning Star Institutional Church of God in Christ, Inc. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gov. George Truitt Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Camden (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brecknock (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camden Friends Meeting (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2019

3. Caesar Rodney Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,107 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 18, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.