Historical Marker
POW-MIA
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 Delaware River, which borders the District of Delaware, played a significant role in the American Revolution. In December 1776, General George Washington and his troops famously crossed the Delaware River from Pennsylvania to launch a surprise attack on Hessian soldiers in Trenton, New Jersey.