New Castle Common

New Castle County · dedicated 1932 · 123 N. Dupont Highway, New Castle · location approximate

This land is part of a tract of one thousand acres set apart by William Penn in 1701 for the inhabitants of the town of New Castle. Trustees were appointed and incorporated by Penn’s heirs in 1764, whose successors still hold and manage the land.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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