Delaware Line - Dover, DE
Posted by: bluesnote
N 39° 09.382 W 075° 31.392
18S E 454794 N 4334259
A Revolutionary War memorial to the soldiers of the Delaware Line in Dover, Delaware.
Waymark Code: WM15M2X
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2022
Views: 2
Photos taken on 19 January 2022. The memorial consists of a large granite monument with a bronze plaque standing in The Green across from the old state house. It stands at roughly 6 feet tall.
The plaque says, "TO COMMEMORATE AND ALSO PRESERVE
TO POSTERITY THE UNDYING FAME OF
THE PATRIOTISM AND VALOR OF
THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS
OF THE DELAWARE LINE
WHO, IN MAY 1780
WERE REVIEWED ON THIS GREEN
FOR THE LAST TIME
IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO MARCHING
ON THEIR IMMORTAL SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN
IN THE WAR OF
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
AND FROM WHICH CAMPAIGN BUT FEW SURVIVED
TO RETURN TO THEIR NATIVE STATE
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE
DELAWARE STATE SOCIETY
OF THE CINCINNATI
AND THE
PATRIOTIC CITIZENS OF
THE STATE OF DELAWARE
MAY 30 A.D. 1912"
List if there are any visiting hours: None
Entrance fees (if it applies): Free
Type of memorial: Monument
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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