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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPUR_the-de-vries-monument_Lewes-DE.html
Commemorates the establishment of the first permanent European presence on the Delaware Bay1631 In 1631, a group of settlers under David Pietersz de Vries landed near this spot to form a whale hunting station and agricultural settlement. The sett…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPUQ_st-peters-episcopal-church_Lewes-DE.html
In 1680, the Justices of the County petitioned Governor Edmond Andros for the right to grant lands. Under this authority, a lot of ground at this location was reserved for "publick use." Many of the settlers who came to this area in the late 17th …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPTV_the-war-of-1812_Lewes-DE.html
During the War of 1812, British vessels blockaded the mouth of Delaware Bay in an effort to disrupt shipping patterns and supply lines and cause economic hardship in the Mid-Atlantic. But when crews attempted to land at Lewes to replenish their sh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPTU_otis-h-smith-city-dock_Lewes-DE.html
In Honor of Otis H. Smith Entrepreneur, Civil Servent Mayor, City of Lewes 1950-1968Otis H. Smith was the founder and President of Fish Products Co., one of the country's largestmenhaden processing operations.During his long residency in Lewes, M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPT9_lewes-presbyterian-church_Lewes-DE.html
The origin of this church can be traced to the earliest days of Presbyterianism in America. A congregation was established here in 1692 under the leadership of the Reverend Samuel Davis. The steady flow of immigrants from Scotland and Ireland cont…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPS3_lighthouses_Lewes-DE.html
LighthousesTwo of the many lighthouses that have guided mariners on Delaware Bay for nearly 250 years can be seen from Lewes beach.The rust-colored Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse was built in 1885. It replaced an earlier lighthouse that w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPQY_life-saving-station_Lewes-DE.html
The United States Life Saving Service (U.S.L.S.S.) was commissioned to rescue shipwrecked mariners along our nation's coast. Established in 1876 and 1884, repectively, the Cape Henlopen and Lewes stations worked together to save thousands of lives…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPQ6_h-m-brig-debraak_Lewes-DE.html
On May 25, 1798 at 4:00 pm, H.M. Brig DeBraakcapsized and sank off the coast of CapeHenlopen, Delaware during a sudden squall.This memorial honors the thirty-three members of the eighty-five man crew who were lostat sea.James Drew??? ???????? ?? C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKE_lewes_Lewes-DE.html
Under orders from Peter Stuyvesant the Dutch erected Fort At Hoorn Kil (Lewes Creek) 1659 but were soon dispossessed by the Marylanders. Here was also a communistic settlement established in 1662 by Mennonites from Holland under Peter Cornelis Plo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPJE_the-new-devon-inn_Lewes-DE.html
The New Devon InnHas been placed on the National Registerof Historic PlacesBy the United States Department of the Interior1926