Lewes Historic District in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lewes
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 11, 2010
1. Lewes Marker
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 Cornelis Plockhoy. Sir Robert Carr, 1664, Destroyed quaking colony of Plockhoy to a Naile.
Erected by The Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number S-31.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • 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° 46.561′ N, 75° 8.405′ W. Marker is in Lewes, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in the Lewes Historic District. It is on Front Street near West Market Street, on the left when traveling north. Located at Mary Vessels Park. 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 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: Last Lewes Pilot Skiff (within shouting distance of this marker); Dodds Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Peter's Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Explorations of Giovanni da Verrazzano
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2010
2. Lewes Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 3, 2013
3. Lewes Marker in Mary Vessels Park
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 3, 2013
4. Mary E. Vessels Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 852 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on February 5, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
