Lewes Historic District in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Last Lewes Pilot Skiff

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2017

1. Last Lewes Pilot Skiff Marker

Inscription.

Used to take Del. Bay and River Pilots
from pilot boat Philadelphia and
pilot boat Delaware
to and from ships in Del. Bay
before World War II

Rowed by 4 apprentice pilots

Built by
Dave Watson
Lewes
Master Small Boat Builder

Motor launches used after
beginning of World War II

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 38° 46.548′ N, 75° 8.374′ W. Marker is in Lewes, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in the Lewes Historic District. It can be reached from Bank Street west of Front Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker and subject skiff are under a protective canopy within the back garden of the Cannonball House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 Front Street, Lewes DE 19958, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Delaware’s Beaches.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Explorations of Giovanni da Verrazzano (a few steps from this marker); The Cannonball House (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Cannonball House (within shouting distance of this marker); Dodds Corner (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Lewes (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Bombardment of Lewes (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Bombardment of Lewes (within shouting distance of this marker); The War of 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewes.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Bombardment of Lewes (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Last Lewes Pilot Skiff Marker (<i>wide view; showing skiff interior detail</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2017

2. Last Lewes Pilot Skiff Marker (wide view; showing skiff interior detail)

Last Lewes Pilot Skiff image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2017

3. Last Lewes Pilot Skiff

Last Lewes Pilot Skiff (<i>bow</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2017

4. Last Lewes Pilot Skiff (bow)

Last Lewes Pilot Skiff (<i>stern - cannon unrelated</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2017

5. Last Lewes Pilot Skiff (stern - cannon unrelated)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 440 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 2, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.