East Dover Hundred in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Delaware Continentals
Photographed by Nate Davidson, July 13, 2008
1. The Delaware Continentals Monument
and
Independence
Erected 2008 by the State of Delaware.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 39° 9.448′ N, 75° 31.133′ W. Memorial is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It is on Liberty Street. Located in front of Legislative Hall, facing Court Street, between Duke of York and William Penn Streets. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Dover DE 19901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: The Bayonets of the Revolution (here, next to this marker); Battles and Engagements of the Delaware Regiment (here, next to this marker); The Delaware Regiment (here, next to this marker); Delaware's Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Delaware's Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); The Congressional Medal of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Dover Light Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
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Photographed by Nate Davidson, July 13, 2008
2. The Delaware Continentals
Monument was erected in 2008.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012
3. Liberty and Independence
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012
4. The Delaware Continentals Marker at Legislative Hall - Delaware's Capitol Building
Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 30, 2010
5. The Delaware Continentals Dedication Plaque
The Delaware Continentals by Ron Tunison. Dedicated July 16, 2008. Created under the provisions of House Bill No. 120 of the 143rd General Assembly, sponsored by Senator Nancy W. Cook and Representative Wayne A. Smith and signed into law by Gov. Ruth Ann Minner on June 9, 2005.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,089 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on May 23, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. 3, 4. submitted on November 3, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on January 15, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
