Near here October 27, 1682, William Penn first stepped on American soil. He proceeded to the fort and performed Livery of Seisin. “He took the key, thereof,. . . . We did deliver unto him 1 turf with a twig upon it, a porringer with river water and soyle, in part of all”.
Installed in 1932.
Historic Markers Commission, 1932
5 The Strand, New Castle, DE 19720
Related Topics: Historic Location, Historical Markers, Landing Place, Livery of Seisin, New Castle, New Castle County, William Penn
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