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Dover is the Capital of Delaware. The walk includes Legislative Mall, The Green, Silver Lake Park, old Dover homes, Wesley college campus. There are 7 Veteran's Monuments!
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Click to copy link to system's cut & paste clipboardCapital - YMCA
Year Round Walk
SN: 123274 - 2023 / Y1756
From Sun, Jan 1st, 2023 to Dec 31st, 2023
Start box available: Normal Business Hours
Dover, Delaware
The address/location for the Physical Start Box (PSB) is as follows:
Central Delaware YMCA
WARNING: The map pin is for reference only and may not accurately indicate the start box location or the event start.
Special programs Rockin' Around the Clock Walking the United States - Capitals Walking with America's Veterans Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail CC: Kent County |
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Event comments
Capital Walk of the First StateFor Washington-Rochambeau Special Program, the Golden Fleece Tavern was located at the corner of The Green and South State Street (there's a sign on the building).
Rating: 1A, Distance: 5, 10, 15km
Restrooms: Yes |
Pets: Yes |
Strollers: Easy |
Wheelchairs: Easy |
Event information
5am-10pm M-F, 7am-6pm Sat & Sun NOTE: YMCA Sunday hours are now 8 am-12pm only due to the pandemic. Walk includes 7 Veteran's Monuments!(5k-10k-15k walks) There is a 5k & 10k walk starting at the YMCA; a 5k walk starting at Silver Lake; and a 5k indoor walk at the Dover Mall. For the 15k you can walk a 10k and one 5k or three 5ks - directions and maps are in the walk box. Dover is the Capital of Delaware. This walk is stock full of historic buildings and sites. Delaware is the First State, after all. There's also a park with a lake, tree-lined streets, a very old cemetery and the State Leg
Awards: IVV CREDIT ONLY
Driving to the start box
1137 S State St., Dover, DE 19901.From DC/Maryland: Bay Bridge to US Rt 50/301. N on US Rt 50/301, US Rt 301 after split, to MD Rt 304; Right (E) on MD Rt 304 to Bridgetown/MD Rt 312; Left (N) on MD Rt 312 to MD Rt 313; Right (E) on MD 313 to Goldsboro/MD Rt 287; E on MD Rt 287 to Delaware/Del Rt 10; E on Del Rt 10 to Camden/US Rt 13; left (N) on US Rt 13 to intersection S State (US Rt 113A); Carroll's Corner Shopping Center/Dover Pool). Left (N) on S State, over 1 block, YMCA parking on right, after light. Wilmington/points N: exit I-95 W of Wilmington to Del Rt 7/Del Rt 1 S to Smyrna rest area (toll road). On US Rt 13 to Dover-do Not get back on Del Rt 1. In Dover, continue on US Rt 13 S intersection S State (US Rt 113A); (CCSC/DP). Right (N) on S State, over 1 block, YMCA parking on rig
Maps phrase and directions link
The address / location has not been set.
First State Webfooters (AVA-0065)
Event website: www.mdvolks.org/FSW/
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