City of Lewes

City of Lewes is a locality in Sussex County, Delaware. City of Lewes is situated near the hamlet Pilottown, as well as near Lewes Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights: United States lightship Overfalls and Zwaanendael Museum.

United States lightship Overfalls

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Lightship Overfalls was the last lightvessel constructed for the United States Lighthouse Service before the Service became part of the United States Coast Guard. She is currently preserved in Lewes, Delaware as a museum ship.

Zwaanendael Museum

Museum

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In Lewes, Delaware the Zwaanendael Museum was created to honor the 300th anniversary of Delaware's first European settlement, Zwaanendael, founded 1631.

Lewes Presbyterian Church

Church

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lewes and Nassau.

Lewes

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Lewes is a city in Delaware along the Delaware Bay in Sussex County near the Atlantic Ocean. It offers the visitor several beaches and historical sites.

Nassau

Quarter

Nassau is an unincorporated community in eastern Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It lies just off Delaware Route 1 west of the city of Lewes and northeast of the town of Georgetown, the county seat of Sussex County. Nassau is situated 3 miles southwest of City of Lewes.

Quakertown

Locality

Quakertown is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Quakertown is located on U.S. Route 9 Business, southwest of Lewes.

City of Lewes

Type: Locality with 2,750 residents
Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.7798° or 38° 46′ 47″ north

Longitude

-75.1457° or 75° 8′ 45″ west

Population

2,750

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87C6QVH3+WP

GeoNames ID

7161439

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pilottown and Lewes Beach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Saint George Cemetery and South Street Bridge.

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