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

Delaware State College

First College for Blacks in Delaware

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2025

1. Delaware State College Marker

Inscription. Established May 15, 1891, by an act of the Delaware General Assembly as the State College for Colored Students, by virtue of the 1890 Morrill Land-Grant Act under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act of Congress. Incorporated July 1, 1891. Reincorporated March 10, 1911. Name changed to Delaware State College in 1947.

Erected 1988 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-42.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is March 10, 1869.

Location. 39° 11.282′ N, 75° 32.415′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It can be reached from U.S. 13. Marker was behind the entrance building to the college. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dover DE 19904, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Jerome Holland (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Delaware State University Arboretum (about 300 feet away); Science Center North (about 600 feet away); DSU Tuskegee Airmen Plaza (about

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800 feet away); Voyage to an Asteroid / Voyage to Halley's Comet (approx. 0.2 miles away); William C. Jason Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dover Downs (approx. ¼ mile away); Loockerman Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

Also see . . . Delaware State University website. (Submitted on December 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2025

2. Delaware State College Marker

Delaware State University Education Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

3. Delaware State University Education Building

Delaware State University Education Buildings image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

4. Delaware State University Education Buildings

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 1,079 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on December 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.