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‘First Settler of Lewes’ sales to benefit Fourth...

7 months ago
A new book from The History Press, covering 360 years of Lewes history, has just been published...
FIRST SETTLER OF LEWES PART 5

New family brings fresh initiative to Lewes

Mike Rawl
7 months ago
In 1945, Isabel Jacob added four very active new people to her life. Her daughter, Kitty, had...
FIRST SETTLER OF LEWES PART 4

The West family and other preserve owners

Mike Rawl
8 months ago
A survey from 1807 shows only eighty buildings of all types in Lewes. Over the next fifty years, no...
FIRST SETTLER OF LEWES PART 3

The Burning of Hoornkil

Mike Rawl
8 months ago
In late 1673, Lord Baltimore launched a plan to brutally punish Hoornkil’s residents for their...

Fourth Street Preserve campaign reaches 70% of goal

8 months ago
A $1.4 million commitment from Delaware’s Open Space Council has brought the campaign to save the...
FIRST SETTLER OF LEWES PART 2

Helms Wiltbanck finds his Pra Serve

Mike Rawl
8 months ago
The small wooden boat carrying Lewes’s first settler and his family nudged ashore on Hoornkil beach...
FIRST SETTLER OF LEWES PART 1

‘First Settler’ dives into history of Fourth Street...

Mike Rawl
8 months ago
Thirty-five years ago, Lewes was just emerging from its long, quiet slumber as a maritime port,...

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