deVries Monument

deVries Monument (HMP0A)

Location: Lewes, DE 19958 Sussex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 47.176', W 75° 9.513'

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— Dutch Settlement of Delaware —

Erected
By The
State of Delaware
To Commemorate The Settlement
On This Spot, Of The First
Dutch Colony, Under De Vries,
A.D. 1631.

Here was the craddle of a state.
"That Delaware exists as a separate
Commonwealth is due to this colony !"
??????????Bancroft
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HM NumberHMP0A
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Year Placed1909
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 6:26am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 486229 N 4293070
Decimal Degrees38.78626667, -75.15855000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 47.176', W 75° 9.513'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 47' 10.56" N, 75° 9' 30.78" W
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Area Code(s)302
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 660 Pilottown Rd, Lewes DE 19958, US
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