LEWES, Del.- A big day for the first town in the first state, after years of efforts for people trying to honor the African American community in Lewes, people finally got what they have asked for. The honorary street renaming of West Fourth Street officially took place, with the first street sign being unveiled. The parking lot at the Friendship Baptist Church was packed with over a hundred people from the area, as the first sing along Burton Ave and West Fourth Street was unveiled. Mayor Ted Becker said that someone from Rehoboth came up to him and said they wanted to come just for the event and the meaning it holds. But emotions were hard to contain when the sign was revealed, a moment many will never forget. "My heart leaped out of my chest when I saw that sign. I was just, there's no words, no words," Trina Brown-Hicks, who was born and raised in Lewes said. For Reverend George Edwards who brought this idea to the town's attention, it's been a long time coming. "What we have accomplished now gives us a chance to move forward not just with one group of people but with all of us together here in Lewes to work together and we're going to do some things that have not been done before," Edwards said. He said it's more than honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, it's about honoring all of the African American community. He said, "The legacy is still here and people can keep it in mind, what they did when they were here and the things that we accomplished together. So I'm grateful for that." But this is not the last step, although today was just the first unveiling along West Fourth Street and Burton Ave, the mayor says that the signs will be installed all the way along West Fourth Street, all the way down the Savannah road. Ted Becker, the Mayor of Lewes said, "That'll take about ten days because not only are we putting in the Martin Luther King Way sign, but we're also putting in new street blades for all the cross streets." And not only did this spark the placement of the street signs, but Lewes now has an African American Heritage Commission. What many consider to be a great way to honor the community that has a large impact on the history of Lewes. Edwards said, "And to have the commission set up that can continue on building up things in this community, that's what we have now." And for those born and raised in the community, and now playing a vital role in the town, this was more than just a street sign, it's a moment marked for history. "I am so happy that we were able to come together and accomplish this momentous moment," Brown-Hicks said. The signs should all be in place within the next two weeks. And the Lewes African American Heritage Commission has already had two meetings. Members say they have a lot of work they want to get done.