South Murderkill Hundred in Felton in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Captain Jonathan Caldwell

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

1. Captain Jonathan Caldwell Marker

Inscription. This farm, formerly known as Burberry's Berry, was home of Captain Jonathan Caldwell of Colonel Haslet's Regiment in Revolution. Tradition says Delaware soldiers received name "Blue Hen's Chickens" from Caldwell's men having with them game chickens, celebrated in Kent County for their famous fighting qualities, the brood of a certain blue hen.

Erected 1959 by Public Archives Commission. (Marker Number KC-17.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list.

Location. 39° 0.366′ N, 75° 33.745′ W. Marker is in Felton, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in South Murderkill Hundred. It is on Midstate Road (Delaware Route 12). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Felton DE 19943, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rescue House of Prayer (approx. 0.7 miles away); Town of Felton (approx. ¾ mile away); Honor and Remember (approx. 0.8 miles away); Felton Railroad Station (approx. 0.8 miles away); Geographic Center of Delaware (approx. one

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

mile away); North Murderkill Hundred (approx. 2.2 miles away); Immigrant Jewish Farmers (approx. 3 miles away); Laws Chapel (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Felton.

Also see . . . Delaware Public Archives. Though is isn't listed on the marker, the Delaware Public Archives website lists this marker as "KC-17". (Submitted on April 30, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Captain Jonathan Caldwell Farm image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

2. Captain Jonathan Caldwell Farm

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,072 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on October 12, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.