Houses of the Time

• Kitty Knight House - 1775
• Ireland-Ruth House - ca.1792
• Chesterville Brick House - ca. 1773
• White Swan Tavern - 1730 and later
• White House Farm - 1721 and earlier
• Bedlingifield Hands House - ca.1750
• The Inn at Mitchell House

Where and What to Visit in Kent County...

• Begin with a visit to the Kent County Historical Society
• Getting to Caulk’s Field
• Where to Stay and Where to Eat

Local Kent Resources and Contacts

• Office of Tourism

The Battle at Caulk’s Field

• The layout of the field
• The leaders on each side, who they were, what they were like, their stories
• The Story of the Battle as told in the newspaper
• The Story of the Battle as told 100 years later

The Story of Kent County in the War of 1812...

• As told by the newspapers
• As told by the local militia through their pay papers
• As learned from letters from Governor Winder to various Kent County “worthies”

The leaders in Kent Count at the Time of the War of 1812