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- The Kennel Club of Wilmington was founded in 1935
by a small select group of dog enthusiasts in the Wilmington, Delaware area.
From 1935 through 1941 a benched show was held each October on the estate of Club
President S. Hallock DuPont.
On March 8,1938 The Kennel Club of Wilmington, as the Club was then named, became an
AKC member club. Mr. DuPont was elected as the clubs first delegate.
In 1943 the show was canceled due to World War II.
In May of 1948 The Club was renamed and incorporated as The Wilmington Kennel Club.
In 1949 the point show was moved to the spring and was held on the grounds of the
Hercules Powder Co. Farms.
On April 25,1953 the first Obedience Trial was held in conjunction with the show.
1956 was the last year the WKC point show was benched.
The point show was held at Delaware Park from 1956 through 1985.
In 1986 the point show moved to Concord High School where it stayed until 1990.In
1991 the point show moved again, this time out of state, to the Fair Hill Fairgrounds in
Maryland.
In 1995 the point show was again moved to a third state. The shows for 1995 - 1998
were held as part of the Liberty Trail Cluster at the Fort Washington Expo Center in Fort
Washington, Pennsylvania
In February, 1999, the Club made perhaps it's boldest move to date. A large building
at 2035 Sunset Lake Drive in Newark, De. became the home base for all WKC activities,
except the Match and the Point Show
1999 also saw the return of the WKC point show to Delaware. The first ever Back to
Back shows were held at Lums Pond State Park in Bear, Delaware. This was to be the
first time in 9 years the WKC held it's show in it's home state!!! The July issue of
the AKC Gazette featured our show!
Thanks to Martha Doerner for this information!
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