Delaware 250th Anniversary CanvasFirst State Art Deco Print, Caesar Rodney Patriotic Wall Art On the night of July 1, 1776, Caesar Rodney rode 80 miles through a thunderstorm, ill, in pain, and riding alone through the dark, to cast Delaware's deciding vote for independence. His midnight ride is one of the great individual acts of courage in American history, and it helped make Delaware the First State to ratify the Constitution. Small state. Decisive action. This Art Deco canvas