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Historic Sites in Lewes
Explore 4 historic places in Lewes, from museums and landmarks to destinations connected with defining events and eras in American history.
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Fort Miles Museum and Historical Area
Lewes, DE
A preserved World War II coastal-defense complex at Cape Henlopen where bunkers, heavy artillery, exhibits, and tours tell the story of guarding Delaware Bay and the Delaware River.
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Cannonball House Maritime Museum
Lewes, DE
An 18th-century Lewes landmark scarred by the War of 1812 bombardment and now devoted to the town's maritime heritage.
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Ryves Holt House Museum & Mercantile
Lewes, DE
Delaware's oldest surviving building on its original foundation, interpreting more than three centuries of colonial, maritime, and community history in Lewes.
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Zwaanendael Museum
Lewes, DE
A distinctive Dutch-inspired state museum in Lewes commemorating Delaware's first European colony and interpreting the region's maritime, military, and social history.
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Road Trips Through Lewes
Defending the Delaware: Forts from Civil War to World War II
Follow a century of Delaware coastal defense from a Civil War island fortress to a modernized river fort and the World War II batteries at Cape Henlopen.
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Lewes & the Coast: Settlement, War, and Maritime Rescue
Explore Delaware's coastal history from Dutch settlement and colonial port life through the War of 1812 and the lifesaving crews who patrolled a dangerous shoreline.
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