Inscription
Colonel George Talbot , cousin of Lord Baltimore, in defiance of William Penn's claim to Delaware,erected a fort nearby, 1684, on land of the Widow Ogle. Talbot dispossessed settlers between here and Iron Hill who refused to acknowledge Baltimore as proprietor. Fort garrisoned about two years boundary settled by agreement 1760. Surveyed by Mason and Dixon 1763. Confirmed by proclamation of the Provincial Governor, John Penn 1775.
Details
| HM Number | HM14S9 |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 17th Century |
| Historical Place | Fort |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Year Placed | 1933 |
| Placed By | Historic Markers Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, October 13th, 2014 at 2:08am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 442771 N 4391112 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.66791667, -75.66721667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 40.075', W 75° 40.033' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 40' 4.5000" N, 75° 40' 1.9800" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 302 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 952 DE-273, Newark DE 19713, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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