Kenton Hundred in Hartly in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cheney Clow's Rebellion

Photographed by Nate Davidson, April 15, 2008

1. Cheney Clow's Rebellion Marker

Inscription. During the American Revolution many Delawareans remained loyal to the British Crown. In 1778 a group of Loyalists under the leadership of local resident Cheney Clow constructed a fort near this location. Concerned that they would march on Dover, a detachments of Delaware militia commanded by Lt. Col. Charles Pope was sent to investigate. Arriving on April 14, the party exchanged fire with the fort's occupants. Returning two days later with reinforcements, Pope found the post abandoned and destroyed it. Clow was arrested in 1782 following a gunfight in which a man was killed. Charged with murder, Cheney Clow was executed in 1788.

Erected 2006 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-97.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.

Location. 39° 12.033′ N, 75° 44.717′ W. Marker is in Hartly, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Kenton Hundred. It is at the intersection of Sudlersville Road and Intersection of Rt. 300 & Rt. 44 on Sudlersville Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 639 Sudlersville Rd, Hartly DE 19953, 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

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markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mason-Dixon Line Crownstone (approx. 4 miles away in Maryland); Former Site Blackiston M.E. Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Site of Blackiston Methodist Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Town of Kenton (approx. 4½ miles away); Sudlersville Train Station (approx. 6 miles away in Maryland); Sapling from 400 Year Old Oak Tree (approx. 6.1 miles away in Maryland); Mason-Dixon Crownstone (approx. 6.1 miles away); West Dover Hundred (approx. 6.1 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mason-Dixon Crown Stone (was approx. 6.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,426 times since then and 63 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 15, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.