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Historic estate featuring an 18th-century brick mansion, reconstructed outbuildings, and interpretive exhibits exploring colonial life and early American ideals.
General Information
Wednesday to Saturday: Visitor center and grounds open 10am to 4pm
Sunday: Visitor center and grounds open 1:30pm to 4pm
Closed Monday and major holidays
Donations accepted
How to Get There
From Dover (5 mi): Take Route 1/113 south to Exit 91 for Route 9 Kitts Hummock/Little Creek, turn right onto Kitts Hummock Road, and follow signs to the plantation entrance.
Overview
The John Dickinson Plantation near Dover was the boyhood home and country estate of John Dickinson, the "Penman of the Revolution" and a leading founding father, who wrote Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania and "The Liberty Song." The 1740 brick mansion, reconstructed outbuildings, and fields tell the story of everyone who lived here, including the enslaved people Dickinson owned, with an African burial ground on site. It is a National Historic Landmark.
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