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.
Installed in 1933.
Historic Markers Commission, 1933
401 Eagle Run, Newark DE 19702
Related Topics: Colonel George Talbot, Historic Location, Historical Markers, Iron Hill, Lord Baltimore, Mason and Dixon, New Castle County, Newark, Provincial Governor John Penn, Talbot's Fort, William Penn
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