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Lewes was the site of the first European settlement in Delaware, a whaling and trading post that Dutch settlers founded on June 3, 1631, and named Zwaanendael (Swan Valley). [ 7] The colony had a short existence, as a local tribe of Lenape Indians killed all 32 settlers in 1632. The area remained rather neglected by the Dutch until, under the ...
This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of Delaware.. Note: Delaware is served by four TV markets: Philadelphia (DMA #4), Salisbury/Dover (DMA #144), Baltimore (DMA #28), and Washington DC (DMA #9).
Battle of Lewes. / 50.87861°N 0.01389°W / 50.87861; -0.01389. The Battle of Lewes was one of two main battles of the conflict known as the Second Barons' War. It took place at Lewes in Sussex, on 14 May 1264. [ 1] It marked the high point of the career of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and made him the "uncrowned King of ...
Lewes Priory was founded by William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey and his wife Gundrada, probably in 1081, following their visit to the Priory of Cluny in Burgundy in 1077. [5] The dedication of the new Priory to St Pancras followed from the presence of a pre-existing Saxon shrine to that saint on the site.
Lewes ( / ˈluːɪs / ⓘ) is the county town of East Sussex, England. [ note 1] The town is the administrative centre of the wider district of the same name and the location of East Sussex County Council at the county hall . A traditional market town and centre of communications, in 1264 it was the site of the Battle of Lewes.
Lewes Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building located at 100 Kings Highway in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1832, as a frame meeting house measuring 45 feet by 37 feet. In 1869, the church was renovated to add a number of a Gothic Revival style features and the addition of a chancel with Gothic windows.
Lewes Historic District. / 38.77472°N 75.14278°W / 38.77472; -75.14278. Lewes Historic District is a national historic district located at Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. The district includes 122 contributing buildings and 6 contributing sites encompassing most of the 17th-century town of Lewes, together with part of Pilot Town.
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