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

Dover

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

1. Dover Marker

Inscription. County seat since 1680. William Penn in 1683 ordered Town site laid out and named Dover. Plotted in 1717. Temporary capitol in 1777 and permanent capitol since 1779. Federal Constitution ratified here in 1787, making Delaware first State in Union. State Constitutional Convention held here in 1791-1792, 1831, 1852, and 1897.

Erected 1940 by Public Archives Commission. (Marker Number KC-34.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1680.

Location. 39° 10.518′ N, 75° 31.804′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It is on Alternate U.S. 13, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at Silver Lake. 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,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

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

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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: Lakeside Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Former Site of ILC Dover (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dover Downs (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wesley College (approx. 0.9 miles away); Voyage to an Asteroid / Voyage to Halley's Comet (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Calvary Baptist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); William C. Jason Library (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

2. Dover Marker

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 882 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.