Dover, DE
2 first-person accounts from the Revolutionary era.
Historical Voices
Caesar Rodney
Fifty Miles Through a Thunderstorm
Caesar Rodney left Dover on the evening of June 27, 1776, summoned by Thomas McKean: the independence vote was coming, Delaware's delegation was split — McKean yes, Read no — and without Rodney, Delaw...
Modern Voices
Why Delaware Moved First
When people ask why Delaware ratified the Constitution first — unanimously, in five days — the answer isn't that Delaware was the most enthusiastic about the new government. The answer is that Delawar...
