Lewes Historic District in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Thompson Country Store
Built at Thompsonville De. c.1800
Erected by Lewes Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 46.587′ N, 75° 8.597′ W. Marker was in Lewes, Delaware, in Sussex County. It was in the Lewes Historic District. It was on West 3rd Street west of Shipcarpenter Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 411 West 3rd Street, Lewes DE 19958, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was on Delaware’s Beaches. It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Netherland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Menhaden Fishing Industry (a few steps from this marker); Burton-Ingram House Addition (a few steps from this marker); Burton-Ingram House (within shouting distance of this marker); Votes for Women (within shouting distance of this marker); Hiram Rodney Burton House (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederick E. Hudson (within shouting distance of this marker); 326 West Third Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Fisherman's Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewes.
Other markers no longer nearby. Milk House (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Harbeson Railroad Station Privy (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 767 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
