History of William Penn Farm

Historical Perspective

William Penn Farm was founded in the 1790's, as part of the New Castle Common created by William Penn. The original intention of the New Castle Common was to be used by the New Castle residents for the "common good". In those times the land was used for grazing animals and for cutting firewood. Eventually the land was divided into farms.

The William Penn Farm has been nominated for the National Register of Historic Places. It is the last remaining farm of the original ten farms that were divided from the original tract of land numbering over 1400 acres. In the 1790's, the objective of the land was also to generate income for the owners, the Trustees of New Castle Common.

Eagle Lands in Corn Field

Recently a "threatened" bald eagle landed in our corn field. What an exciting day that was. Reporters, officials, and scientists, as well as sight-seers, converged on the road surrounding our corn field where the eagle landed. The eagle spent the better part of Monday, March 25, 1996, sunning himself and observing the crowd from the field. To learn more about endangered and threatened species check out the National Wildlife Federation.

For more pictures of the farm