Lewes in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lewes
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, May 14, 2009
1. Lewes Marker
Here lived Ryves Holt, colonial chief justice; and four governors, David Hall, who commanded a Delaware regiment in the Revolution, Daniel Rodney and Caleb Rodney, sons of John Rodney, and Ebe W. Tunnell; also Colonel Henry Fisher, Revolutionary patriot, and Dr. Jacob Jones, later Commodore, U.S.N.
Erected 1932 by Historic Markers Commission. (Marker Number SC-33.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list.
Location. 38° 46.07′ N, 75° 8.771′ W. Marker is in Lewes, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on Savannah Road (U.S. 9) north of Sussex Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 168-169 Savannah Rd, Lewes DE 19958, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Delawares 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: Beebe Medical Foundation (within shouting distance of this marker); Transit of Venus Observatory (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Lewes (approx. Ό mile away); 1917 Pennsylvania Railroad Caboose
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More about this marker. Although the marker itself does not have a number on it, the updated online records of the Delaware Public Archives identify it as number "SC-33".
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, May 14, 2009
2. Lewes Marker
Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 6, 2021
3. Lewes Historical Society
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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 1,830 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3. submitted on July 6, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
