Talbot's Fort - Christiana, DE
Posted by: 
Don.Morfe
N 39° 40.075 W 075° 40.033
18S E 442771 N 4391113
Colonel George Talbot erected a fort nearby, 1684, on land of the Widow Ogle. The marker is located on the bypass DE 273, just west of Brown's Lane, Christiana, DE.
Waymark Code: WM119VC
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2019
Views: 5
The text of the historical marker is: 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.
Photos by Bill Pfingsten and posted on HMDB.ORG
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