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

Sequoia - A California Redwood

 
 
Sequoia - A California Redwood Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2022
1. Sequoia - A California Redwood Marker
Inscription. Presented to the State of Delaware by President Ronald Reagan when he was Governor of California.
 
Erected 1987 by The Smyrna Garden Club, presented to the State of Delaware.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsHorticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #40 Ronald Reagan series list.
 
Location. 39° 9.691′ N, 75° 31.356′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It can be reached from the intersection of Kings Highway Southwest and Pennsylvania Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 181 Kings Hwy SW, Dover DE 19901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. 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
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Colonies, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Woodburn (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Hall House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Woodburn: The Governor's House (within shouting distance of this marker); Richardson and Robbins Complex (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Annie Jump Cannon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dover (approx. 0.2 miles away); …and His Accomplishments (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crawford Carroll, the Man… (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Woodburn: The Governor's House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Hall House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Woodburn: The Governor's House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Sequoia - A California Redwood Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 28, 2022
2. Sequoia - A California Redwood Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 303 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
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Jul. 11, 2026