On September 10, 1710, William Penn, proprietor of Pennsylvania, granted Daniel Fiere and Isaac Lefever a patent for 2000 acres of land surrounding this spot. The patentees were Huguenots from France, and they settled here with their mother, Madam Mary Fiere, and her family. They were the first white settlers in this part of Lancaster County. Because of an error in measurement, the original patent was surrendered and a new patent for 2300 acres was granted on October 29, 1734. Within sight of this spot, Daniel Lefever, the son of Isaac Lefever and his wife Catharine Fiere, was born as the first white child in the settlement.