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

Lewes

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, May 14, 2009

1. Lewes Marker

Inscription. 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 Cornelius Plockhoy. Sir Robert Carr, 1664, “Destroyed the quaking colony of Plockhoy to a Naile.”

Erected by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number S-31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1659.

Location. 38° 45.816′ N, 75° 9.021′ W. Marker is in Lewes, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on Savannah Road (U.S. 9) north of Donovan Road/N. Atlantic Drive (Delaware Route 263), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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

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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: A History of the Junction & Breakwater Railroad (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Lewes (about 600 feet away); Beebe Medical Foundation (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Lewes (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tom Hickman (approx. 0.4 miles away); Coach William W. "Bill" Collick (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dave Frederick (approx. 0.4 miles away); Janet Nowakowski (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewes.

More about this marker. While the marker itself is identified as "S-31", the updated online records of the Delaware Public Archives have this marker listed as "SC-32".

Also see . . .
1. New Netherland. (Submitted on May 27, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. Plockhoy.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, May 14, 2009

2. Lewes Marker

view looking southwest from Savannah Rd.

(Submitted on May 31, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. New Netherland

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,840 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on July 15, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.