Built on tract of land called “Pearman’s Choice”. Home of Thomas Collins, Brigadier General of Kent County Militia during Revolution and Governor of Delaware (1786-1789) who called State Convention in Dover which on December 7, 1787, was first to ratify the Federal Constitution, thus making Delaware the First State.
KC-32: Installed in 1939.
217 Smyrna Leipsic Rd. Smyrna, DE 19977
Related Topics: Belmont Hall, Brigadier General Thomas Collins, Constitutional Convention, Governor of Delaware, Historical Markers, Kent County Militia, Pearman’s Choice, Revolutionary War
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