Lewes Historic District
First Town in the First State; Delaware U.S.A. 1631 A.D.
1812 Memorial Park and History in it's Vicinity
The 1812 Memorial Park resides on the Lewes Canal at Front Street and Savannah Road.
Nearby points of interest include the Cannonball House, which is the only standing building with scars from War of 1812's British Bombardment on Lewes.
Cannons and Park View of the Canal
Park and it's Cannons
Historic Park Scenery; Boats on the Canal and Cannons with Park Tree
Cannonball House and Courtyard
Cannonball visibly preserved in the home's foundation.
St Peter's Episcopal Church and Surrounding Historical Points
St Peter's Episcopal Church
View of Church on 3rd Street
Old Court House Plaque on the Church and cemetery street walls commemorate the erection of a courthouse of logs, 1680
Lewes has the Oldest Standing Building in Delaware, Ryves Holt House, built in 1665. Presently, it is the home of the Lewes Historical Society Visitors Center.
Ryves Holt House Historical Plaques
Shipcarpenter Street
Front St, 2nd, and 3rd Street travel toward the bay along the canal; ending at Shipcarpenter Street and Square.
Shipcarpenter Square
Hiram Rodney House is prominently preserved with historical path and smaller homes. The house rests on acquired land from 1675.
Row of Historical Homes on Path
King's Highway, Savannah Rd, and 3rd Street
Zwaanendael park and museum resides here, named after the Dutch settlement in 1631. The colony was destroyed during the same year by Indians.
Zwaanendael Park Fountain during Sunrise
Waterfront on the Canal
Lightship Overfalls Museum and commemorative history of Maritime in Delaware is accessible by the recent restoration of Canalfront Park and Marina.
Canalfront Park & Marina
Monomoy Boat Restored on walking path, Canalfront Park & Marina.
Boat restored in Park View
Black Harry's Spring
Walking Pilottown Road to Monument dedicated to Dutch Settlement 1631 (story map cover), Black Harry's Spring rests in a tree grove.
Spring and Tree Grove, Historically Preserved
This historic spring is a great example of the historical significance of Lewes. A simple walk around town, history is noticeably restored and presented around every corner.
Spring's Well
National Historic Register
Lewes Delaware Historic District, Places and Town District on the National Historic Register
Monument Engraving with Trees along Lewes Canal
Monument's Engraving Reads:
Erected by the State of Delaware to Commemorate the Settlement on this Spot, Of the First Dutch Colony under DeVries, A.D. 1631.
Here was the Cradling of a State "That Delaware is a Separate Commonwealth is Due to This Colony"
