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The Ryves Holt House in 2023. Ryves Holt House. Ryves Holt House (1680) is purportedly the oldest surviving house in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is located at 218 Second Street in Lewes, Delaware. The building, which has been dated to 1680 using dendrochronology, served as one of the earliest inns in the region.
As Lewes was the earliest settlement in the state, and Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution, the town refers to itself as "The First Town in the First State." [1] [18] Lewes is named after the town of Lewes in England, [19] which is situated in a county named Sussex (from which Sussex County, Delaware, takes its name). [20]
A tablet made in his honor was given by the Delaware judiciary to St. Peter's Episcopal Church and was unveiled in 1913. [4] [5] A 1915 article in The Morning Post said: Records and remnants of the past show that Ryves Holt was deemed a man of sterling patriotism and a devout Christian. The men of his day and generation held him in more respect ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pages in category "Historic house museums in Delaware" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total ...
Delaware Route 52 (DE 52) is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from U.S. Route 13 Business (US 13 Bus.) in downtown Wilmington north to Pennsylvania Route 52 (PA 52) at the Pennsylvania border near Centerville .
Delaware Route 8 (DE 8) is a state highway located in Kent County in the U.S. state of Delaware. It runs from Maryland Route 454 (MD 454) at the Maryland border in Marydel east to an intersection with DE 9 in Little Creek .
A new map poster by Lisa Glover shows the contours of the Delaware River’s deepest point. Sales benefit the Upper Delaware Council.
Pennsylvania Route 41 (PA 41) is a 22-mile-long (35 km) state highway located in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States.The southern terminus of the route is at the Delaware state line in Kennett Township, where the road continues as Delaware Route 41 (DE 41).