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

The March Through Pencader

A Fight for Freedom

 
 
The March Through Pencader Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 30, 2023
1. The March Through Pencader Marker
Inscription.
The Philadelphia Campaign was so-named since the city was the British destination when they sailed from New York, landing 17,000 troops near Elkton, Maryland. Colonial sharpshooters engaged the British in a delaying action at the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge September 3, 1777.

Historical research-Wade Catts
Campaign maps-Sean Moir

 
Erected by Pencader Heritage Area Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 3, 1777.
 
Location. 39° 36.497′ N, 75° 44.171′ W. Marker is in Glasgow, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Pencader Hundred. It is on Pulaski Highway (U.S. 40) east of South College Avenue (Delaware Route 896), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newark DE 19702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington and 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
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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: The Battle of Cooch's Bridge (here, next to this marker); In the Beginning … (here, next to this marker); Exploring the Past of Pencader Hundred (here, next to this marker); New Castle Frenchtown Railroad (here, next to this marker); Lenni Lenape (here, next to this marker); Historic Iron Ore Mining (approx. half a mile away); The Hundreds of Delaware (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Exploring the Past of Pencader Hundred (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glasgow.
 
Markers on the grounds of Glasgow Regional Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 30, 2023
2. Markers on the grounds of Glasgow Regional Park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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