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

Dover

Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 29, 2011

1. Dover Marker

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

Erected 1940 by Public Archives Commission. (Marker Number KC-38.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • 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° 8.452′ N, 75° 31.35′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It is on S. State Street. At intersection of S. State Street and Rt. 13. 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,

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kent County Theatre Guild (approx. 0.4 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriot John Banning (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Christ Church (approx. one mile away); Nicholas Ridgely (approx. one mile away); Caesar Rodney (approx. one mile away); Charles Inglis (approx. one mile away); Thomas Stevenson House (approx. one mile away); Loockerman House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

Additional commentary.
1. Marker Number
I found an online map from the Delaware Public Archives that lists this marker as being number "KC-38". I have updated the marker page accordingly.

— Submitted April 30, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.

Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 29, 2011

2. Dover

Picture facing south, away from downtown Dover. The Rt. 13 intersection is visible.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, October 3, 2020

3. Dover Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 936 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 29, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. 3. submitted on May 18, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.