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

9 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
10 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
10 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
10 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

10 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
11 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
11 months ago
Thirty-five years ago, Lewes was just emerging from its long, quiet slumber as a maritime port,...

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