Pencader Hundred near Newark in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Iron Hill

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., August 29, 2020

1. Iron Hill Marker

Inscription. In 1701, William Penn granted 30,000 acres of land to a group of Welsh settlers who were attracted to the area by the iron on Iron Hill. An iron mining and smelting industry grew up around both Iron and Chestnut hills and continued until 1891 when it was no longer feasible to mine the ore.

Erected by New Castle County Department of Parks and Recreation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1701.

Location. 39° 38.093′ N, 75° 45.311′ W. Marker is near Newark, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Pencader Hundred. It is on Robert L. Melson Lane, on the left when traveling north. Although Whitaker Road is named above (because Robert L. Melson Lane intersects it), the Lane is blocked at Whitaker Road, so Iron Hill Park, which includes this marker, has to be reached by road from Old Baltimore Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1660 Iron Hill Rd, Newark DE 19702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia.

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It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 walking distance of this marker: Historic Roads of Newark, Delaware / Petrified Log from Central Delaware (approx. ¼ mile away); Iron Mining on Iron and Chestnut Hills, A Timeline (approx. ¼ mile away); Education for ALL, Past and Present: Iron Hill School, No. 112C / Iron Hill School #112C (approx. 0.3 miles away); Welsh Tract (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic Iron Ore Mining (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Civil War 1861 - 1865 (approx. 0.3 miles away); In the Beginning … (approx. 0.3 miles away); The March Through Pencader (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newark.

Another marker is no longer nearby. New Castle and Frenchtown Railroad (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Adam Margolis, September 9, 2021

2. Iron Hill Marker

More about this marker. This is at least 0.1 mile south of the stone-mounted plaque which, like this marker, is titled Iron Hill.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,006 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 29, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 2. submitted on September 9, 2021, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.