Arundel near Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Delcastle

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 24, 2016

1. Delcastle Marker

Inscription. Near this site..."an eminence near McKennan's Church", the Continental forces took position against a British detachment encamped a half-mile away near Mill Town sent as a decoy, while the main body of the British army marched north to Kennett Square and the Battle of Brandywine.

Erected by Department of Parks & Recreation New Castle County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 39° 44.428′ N, 75° 39.706′ W. Marker is near Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Arundel. It is on McKennans Church Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 McKennan's Church Road, Wilmington DE 19808, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Former Site of the Delcastle Prison Farm (approx. half a mile away); The William Montgomery House (approx. ¾ mile away); First Meeting House Marker (approx. 0.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Brandywine Springs (approx. one mile away); Camp DuPont (approx. one mile away); Site of General Weedon's Foray at Spring Grove

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Fells Mill Historic District (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 24, 2016

2. Delcastle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,032 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on February 18, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.