Fort Davis - PLAQUE
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Was Located Near This Marker on the Plantation of Philip Davis Welshman -- Patriot -- Collector of Taxes -- Member of the Presbytery Of New Castle Who Built the Fort About 1754 as a Protection Against the Indians.
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