Village of Port Penn - Port Penn DE
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 31.056 W 075° 34.752
18S E 450213 N 4374377
Port Penn’s name is attributed to a visit that William Penn made to the area in 1682. Dr. David Stewart founded Port Penn in the 1760s and laid out the town in a grid pattern.
Waymark Code: WM172WZ
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2022
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THE PLACE:
From the Delaware Historical Marker: Village of Port Penn- Port Penn’s name is attributed to a visit that William Penn made to the area in 1682. Dr. David Stewart founded Port Penn in the 1760s and laid out the town in a grid pattern. A protected deep water harbor and access to an active peach and grain trade made Port Penn a successful village, and a target of the British navy during the Revolution and War of 1812. Port Penn supported a Customs House, churches, school, cannery, and other businesses. The opening of the C & D Canal and expansion of the Delaware Railroad in the mid-1800s shifted transportation and commerce away from Port Penn, leaving behind a well-preserved Delaware River village.
Erected 2019 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NCC-241.)
THE PERSON:
From Wikipedia:
"William Penn (24 October [O.S. 14 October] 1644 – 10 August [O.S. 30 July 1718] was an English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a North American colony of England. He was an early advocate of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Native Americans."
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