Dover in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Constitution Park
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2019
In 1787 the Golden Fleece Tavern owned by Elizabeth Battell, stood facing Court House Square on a property that included this site and there the Constitution of the United States was ratified by the Delaware state.
approve of,
assent to, ratify
& confirm"
Delaware ratifies
the Constitution
7 December 1787
admitted by the Congress
into this Union;"
Article IV Section 3
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We the deputies of the people of the Delaware state, in Convention met, having taken into our serious consideration the Federal Constitution proposed and agreed upon by the Deputies of the United States in a General Convention held at the City of Philadelphia on the seventeenth day of September in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, have approved, assented to, ratified, and confirmed, and by these Presents, do, in virtue of the Power and Authority given for that purpose, for and in behalf of ourselves and our Constituents, fully, freely and entirely approve of, assent to, ratify and confirm the said Constitution.
Done in Convention at Dover this seventh day of December in the Year aforesaid, and in the Year of the Independence of the United States of America the twelfth. In testimony whereof We have hereunto Subscribed our Names.
Sussex County
John Ingram
John Jones
Will Moore
William Hall
Thomas Laws
Isaac Cooper
Woodman Stockley
John Laws
Thomas Evans
Israel Holland
Kent County
Nicholas Ridgely
Rich Smith
George Truitt
Richard Bassett
James Sykes
A. M. Zane
Danl. Cummons, Senr.
Jos. Barker
Edw White
George Manlove
New Castle County
Jas.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2019
James Black
JNo James
Gunn. Bedford, Senr.
Kensey Johns
Thos. Wattson
Solomon Maxwell
Nicholas Way
Thomas Duff
Gunn'g Bedford, Junr.
United States
"We the people of the
United States, in order to
form a more perfect Union,
establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility,
provide for the common defence,
promote the general welfare,
and secure the blessings of
liberty to ourselves and
our posterity,
do ordain and establish
this Constitution for
the United States of America."
Geo. Read
Gunning Bedford, Jun
John Dickinson
Richard Bassett
Jaco. Broom
Done in convention at
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17 September 1787.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is December 7, 1787.
Location. 39° 9.433′ N, 75° 31.438′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. Marker is at the intersection of South State Street and East North Street, on the left when traveling south on South State Street.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2019
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Capitol Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Wesley United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Golden Fleece Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); In the Council Chamber of Elizabeth Battell's Golden Fleece Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Ridgely House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Delaware Decides (about 300 feet away); The Green (about 300 feet away); Delaware's Struggle for Women's Right to Vote (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2019
Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4, 5. submitted on March 30, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 6. submitted on November 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.