2nd Ferrying Group

Historical marker location:

1301 Heritage Road, Dover, Delaware

( Memorial can be reached from Heritage Road, 0.7 miles west of Bayside Drive (Delaware Route 9), on the left when traveling west.)

The district is also home to several important educational institutions, including the University of Delaware, which was founded in 1743 as a small private academy. Today, the university is a major research institution with over 23,000 students.