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A Celebration Of Independence In The Capital Of The First State  
  
      
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Fourth of July Celebration Committee, Inc.
15 E. Loockerman St.
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 674-7579

 
 
First State Heritage Park At Dover

In collaboration with Dover’s Fourth of July Celebration, the First State Heritage Park will offer a variety of special programs and activities throughout the day on Sunday, July 4, 2010. Admission to all sites is FREE. With the exception of Segway tours, all programs are free!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

1:00 – 6:00 p.m.

First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries

Current Exhibition: USS Delaware: An American Battleship

Historic Dover Scavenger Hunt!
Begin your hunt at the First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and find the clues hidden throughout Dover’s historic sites and museums. Small prizes will be given for those who uncover all the secrets of Delaware History!

Guided Tours of Legislative Hall (Photo ID is required for all adults)

Guided Tours of The Old State House

Self-Guided Tours of the Biggs Museum of American Art

Children’s Colonial Games & Activities on The Green

1:00 p.m.

Dover’s Heroes of the Revolution Walking Tour
Meet at Christ Church, at the corner of South State and Water Streets. Tories, Whigs, militia, and insurrection! Dover was a hotbed of revolutionary and loyalist activity during the struggle for American Independence. Revisit the Revolution as you visit the Dover Green and two historic cemeteries. Free.

1:30 p.m.

NEW THIS YEAR! RIDE A SEGWAY INTO THE PAST!
Have an adventure and learn some history in the bargain.
First State Heritage Park has collaborated with SegZoneTours to offer this new experience. Admission charge.
Tours begin at the First State Heritage Park Welcome Center, 121 Duke of York Street
Reservations are strongly recommended. For admission fees and reservations, visit: SegZoneTours.com

2:00 p.m.

Let Freedom Ring

Return to July 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was first read to the people of Dover. Enjoy this dramatic reading by historical interpreters and relive the excitement of that historic year as bells throughout Dover ring to honor the nation’s founders. Free.

2:30 p.m.

Caesar Rodney Rides Again!
Delaware Public Archives
Dick Pack portrays Caesar Rodney in this tribute to Delaware’s hero of the American Revolution. Free.

3:30 p.m.

Tales of Slavery and Freedom Walking Tour
Meet at the Old State House
The Dover Green was a place where free and enslaved men and women lived out their lives, where national decisions regarding slavery were debated, and where a brave group of runaways known as the Dover Eight made a daring escape from the Dover Jail. Learn about Dover’s complicated positions regarding freedom and slavery, and its role as a border state during the Civil War. Free.

4:30 p.m.

Dover’s Heroes of the Revolution Walking Tour
Meet at Christ Church, at the corner of South State and Water Streets.
Tories, Whigs, militia, and insurrection! Dover was a hotbed of revolutionary and loyalist activity during the struggle for American Independence. Revisit the Revolution as you visit the Dover Green and two historic cemeteries. Free.

For more information about the park and its sites, go to www.destateparks.com/heritagepark/

 

 

 

2010

Star Sponsors
Downtown Dover Partnership
Dover Post
Delaware State News

Stripe Sponsors
P&G Dover Wipes Plant
Wilmington Trust Company

Red Sponsors
Byler's Store Inc.
GSA Consulting Engineers
Jonathan's Landing Public Golf Inc.
The Little School at Kids Cottage
Regulatory Insurance Services

White Sponsors
Barros McNamara Malkiewicz & Taylor PA
Bayhealth Medical Center
Becker Morgan Group Inc.
Representative E. Bradford Bennett
BIG Investment Services
Brooks Machine Inc.
Brian & Rocky Bushweller
Camdel Metals
Senator Thomas Carper
Central Delaware YMCA
Chinatown Buffet Inc.
Delaware Technical & Community College
Delmarva Cleaning & Maintenance Inc
Anthony & Janet DePrima
Diamond State Properties
Dover Automotive/NAPA Auto Parts
Dover Electric Supply Company
Dover Federal Credit Union
Dover Pool & Patio Center Inc.
Eden Hill Medical Center
Barbara & Hans Ellis
Mike & Yvonne Hall
Horty & Horty, PA
McGlynns Pub
Wayne & Donna Mitchell
New Burton Mini Storage Inc.
Steven D. Nemcic, DDS, MS, PA
Gary & Elizabeth Patterson
Verizon Delaware
Wyatt & Laurel Patterson
Wesley College

Blue Sponsors
Air Mobility Command Museum
Always Advertising Inc.
Bennetti Insurance Agency
Councilman Dave Bonar
Donald & Marion Boon
C. F. Schwartz
Carl King Tire Company
Congressman Mike Castle
Chabbott Petrosky Commercial Realtors
D & J Builders Inc
Delaware Podiatric Medicine, PA
Delmarva Power & Light Compnay
Donald & Marion Boon
Dover Family Chiropractic
Family Dental Associates (Dr. Nacrelli)
Farley Printing Company
First State CPAs LLC
Frances Remley - The Alley Gang's own Firecracker
The Growth Coach (Melanie Wilson)
Lori James
John Hiott Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Inc Johnny Janosik Inc.
The Josefowski Family
Kent Foot & Ankle Center
Alan & Donna Lamos
Meineke Car Care Center
Mid Coast Community Bank
Norman M Lippman DDS
The Maron Family
Mitten & Winters, CPA's
Matt, Heather, Olivia & Carter Nemcic
Karen Nickerson and Andrew Moorland
Peter A Oldziey & Associates
Ordway Group CPA's
Orthodontics on Silver Lake
Pinco Palino Inc.
Pratt Insurance Inc.
Representative Bobby Outten
Ron & Ruth Shomo
Scacheri Family
State Representative Darryl Scott
Teal Construction Inc.
The Sweets
TNJ Murray Worldwide Service, Inc.
Steve & Connie Welde
The Honorable William Witham
Torbert Funeral Chapels Inc
Trader Funeral Home Inc.
Young, Malmberg & Howard

Other Sponsors
Dewey J. Barich
The Cooper Family
Bruce & Mirian Curry
Delaware Auto Service LLC
Jim & Jeanie DeLeo
The Gomes Family
J A Hill Associates
Barbara B. Hurley
Microtel Inn & Suites
Dan & Phyllis Marsh
Merle Norman Cosmetics
Seton & Chris McIlroy
Donna & Rodney Moore
The Open Door
Bud & Barbara Remus
Richard Senato
Cynthia Sheppard Small
Sunnyfield Contractors Inc.
Guy & Anne Veach
Wanda Youmans