DE HB390

Names the hill east of Mill Creek on New Castle County Parcel number 08-025-00-018 as "Lieutenant McMichael's Hill of Eminence"

Commemorates the site of General Weedon's Foray at Spring Grove on September 8, 1777, where Continental forces engaged British troops across Mill Creek

Honors Lieutenant James McMichael of the 13th Pennsylvania Regiment, who participated in the foray and kept a personal diary documenting his Revolutionary War experiences from 1776-1788

Recognizes the foray as the most significant combat event on Delaware soil, as it enabled General Washington to make strategic adjustments that led to the Battle of Brandywine and indirectly contributed to French support for American independence

Requires that maps depicting the location be labeled with the new name "Lieutenant McMichael's Hill of Eminence"