New Castle Common - Delaware Public Archives

NC-14:

This land is part of a tract of one thousand acres set apart by William Penn in 1701 for the inhabitants of the town of New Castle. Trustees were appointed and incorporated by Penn’s heirs in 1764, whose successors still hold and manage the land.

Installed in 1932.

Sponsors:

Historic Markers Commission, 1932.

Marker Photo Gallery:

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Resources Related to New Castle:

Approximate Original Location:

123 North Dupont Highway, New Castle, DE 19720

Links to more resources:

Charter Deeds to New Castle Commons, 1791 – Trustees of the Commons of the town of New Castle, minutes
Book, New Castle, Delaware – A walk through time by Barbara E. Benson and Carol E. Hoffecker – Research Room Stacks, F174.N5.B46
Book, New Castle on the Delaware by the Delaware Federal Writer’s Project Works Project Administration – Research Room Stacks, F174.N5.F44
Book, Revolutionary New Castle, the Struggle for Independence by Theodore Corbett – Research Room Stacks, F174.N5.C67
Title Papers on the New Castle Common, Charter and Act of Assembly, 1851 – General Reference Pamphlet Collection, Cities and Towns
Act to amend the act to enlarge the corporate powers of the trustees of New Castle Commons, 1873, pages294-295 – Enrolled Bills Collection
Act to enlarge the corporate powers of the trustees of New Castle Common, page 220-227. 1792 – Enrolled Bills Collection
Supplemental Act to enlarge the corporate powers of the trustees of New Castle
Trustees of the New Castle Common, New Castle, Delaware

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