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

Wesley College

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

1. Wesley College Marker

Inscription.
Wesley College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1873 as Wilmington Conference Academy, a preparatory school for boys under the patronage of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Female students were admitted the following year. Post-secondary education was added in 1917. The school was called Wesley Collegiate Institute, offering the first two years of college. Renamed Wesley Junior College in 1941, it has been known as Wesley College since 1958. A baccalaureate program was established in 1976, and graduate degrees were added in 1994. Wesley is the oldest private college in Delaware.

Erected 2001 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-71.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives, and the United Methodist Church Historic Sites series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 39° 9.782′ N, 75° 31.58′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It is at the intersection of North State Street and Fulton Street, on the right when traveling south on North State Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Annie Jump Cannon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hall House (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Woodburn: The Governor's House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Woodburn (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sequoia - A California Redwood (approx. ¼ mile away); Richardson and Robbins Complex (approx. ¼ mile away); Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Calvary Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

Other markers no longer nearby. Woodburn: The Governor's House (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Hall House (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Woodburn: The Governor's House (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Wesley College website. (Submitted on December 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 19, 2022

2. Wesley College Marker

Wesley College Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

3. Wesley College Sign

Wesley College Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

4. Wesley College Building

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

5. Wesley College Building

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,018 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on March 27, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on December 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on January 20, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.