Dover, one of the capitals of Delaware.

 

Here is all of it:

 

 

That doesn't seem like enough, so here is Wilmington, Delaware.

It's not just one of Philadelphia's duckling cities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now, a  Dover do-over. There really is a town here, yay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's amazing how the First State has one of the newest built capitol buildings (1933).  And aren't you a real Nob ;).

Shermany Cahal and I were just to these. Dover's old square is fantastic.

Shermany Cahal and I were just to these. Dover's old square is fantastic.

 

Shermany?

I was stationed at Dover AFB from May 1963 until January 1966. I found Dover a pleasant, interesting place. Like Nathaniel said, the old square is rich with history, and although most of the government buildings around the green, although not old as such things go, are appropriately designed and nicely laid out. The downtown then was complete and active, and the relationship between civilians and military was good.

 

Dover is just about 40 miles from the Atlantic beaches and a ferry that crosses to Cape May, New Jersey. Near Lewes, at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, is the site of Fort Miles, built to protect the entrance to the bay from enemy submarines during WWIi. The Air Force kept a couple of barracks and a mess hall there, and during the summer, airmen from Dover AFB could go there on their off-duty time. Barracks space was on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

I think I was one of three people of approximately 8,000 then stationed at the base who had a bicycle. Mine was a black J.C. Higgins 3-speed bought at the local Sears store. Once I rode it to Fort Miles, but that wasn't entirely a pleasant experience. Because of the coastal location with sandy soils, low elevations (Dover AFB was 8 feet above sea level), and marshes, there are few or possibly no through back roads on the route from Dover to Lewes, and the traffic on US 13 was heavy and weekend drivers and passengers from the cities farther north thought it was great sport to throw fruit and cans and bottles and otherwise harass cyclists, of whom there were almost none back then.

 

By the way ...

 

Shermany Cahal and I were just to these. Dover's old square is fantastic.

 

Shermany?

 

The proper nickname for Sherman is Shermie!

:wink:

Shermany? I wish Nathanielle could at least spell it right ;)

 

I was surprised about Dover. Been by it many times on trips to the beach and NYC, but never stopped in until recently. Looks like their downtown has just been demolished piecemeal over the decades and replaced with more Colonial-esque structures in some attempt to rebrand the town, or to at least have a cohesive design.

 

Wilmington was much nicer than I had thought. We always bypassed it on Interstate 495, but it is not only dense but a lite-Philadelphia with the grit of Cincinnati.

exactly, i have only seen dover from the highway. good to see it on the ground.

 

handsome bldgs, all in use and it looks well laid out. so it seems pretty nice. maybe a bit dull even (i didnt see any bars,shopping, etc. here)?