Lewes, Delaware

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Lewes, Delaware is a historic coastal town at the mouth of the Delaware Bay known for its beaches, maritime heritage, and role as one of the oldest European settlements in the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
seaside town
adjacentTo Cape Henlopen State Park
areaCode 302
climate humid subtropical climate
connectsToByFerry Cape May, New Jersey, United States
surface form: Cape May, New Jersey
country United States of America
county Sussex County
surface form: Sussex County, Delaware
economySector maritime services
retail
tourism
foundedAs Zwaanendael
foundedBy Dutch settlers
foundingYear 1631
governingBody Mayor and City Council of Lewes
governmentType mayor–council government
hasHeritage maritime heritage
hasHistoricDistrict Lewes Historic District
hasLandmark Lewes Presbyterian Church
Lightship Overfalls
Ryves Holt House
Zwaanendael Museum
hasNearbyLandmark Cape Henlopen State Park
surface form: Cape Henlopen Lighthouse site
hasPort Lewes Ferry Terminal
surface form: Port of Lewes
hasRecreationalActivity beachgoing
boating
fishing
hasTransportation Delaware Route 1
Delaware Route 9
isOneOf oldest European settlements in Delaware
knownFor beaches
coastal tourism
ferry connection to New Jersey
historic character
locatedAtMouthOf Delaware Bay
locatedIn Delmarva Peninsula
locatedInMetropolitanArea Salisbury, Maryland–Delaware metropolitan area
locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Lewes and Rehoboth Canal
motto The First Town in the First State
namedAfter Lewes, East Sussex
surface form: Lewes, East Sussex, England
partOf Cape Region, Delaware
postalCode 19958
region Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
servedBy Cape May–Lewes Ferry
state Province of Delaware
surface form: Delaware
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Cape May–Lewes Ferry connects Lewes, Delaware
Cape May–Lewes Ferry routeEnd Lewes, Delaware
Cape May–Lewes Ferry regionServed Lewes, Delaware
this entity surface form: Delaware Beaches
James Iredell Sr. placeOfBirth Lewes, Delaware
this entity surface form: Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware Colony
Delmarva Peninsula containsSettlement Lewes, Delaware
Cape May Ferry Terminal connectsTo Lewes, Delaware
Lewes Ferry Terminal locatedIn Lewes, Delaware
Lewes Ferry Terminal servesCity Lewes, Delaware
Sussex County hasTown Lewes, Delaware
Sussex County hasHistoricTown Lewes, Delaware
Cape May Peninsula hasFerryConnectionTo Lewes, Delaware
Lewes and Rehoboth Canal regionServed Lewes, Delaware
Lewes and Rehoboth Canal adjacentTo Lewes, Delaware
Cape Henlopen State Park locatedNear Lewes, Delaware
Lewes Historic District locatedIn Lewes, Delaware
Zwaanendael Museum locatedIn Lewes, Delaware
Zwaanendael Museum cityServed Lewes, Delaware
Lightship Overfalls locatedIn Lewes, Delaware
Lightship Overfalls mooredAt Lewes, Delaware
Lewes Presbyterian Church locatedIn Lewes, Delaware
Mayor and City Council of Lewes governs Lewes, Delaware
Mayor and City Council of Lewes meetsIn Lewes, Delaware
Cape Region, Delaware contains Lewes, Delaware
Cape Region, Delaware tourismCenter Lewes, Delaware
Ryves Holt House locatedIn Lewes, Delaware
Broadkill River hasMouthNear Lewes, Delaware
Broadkill River hasNearbySettlement Lewes, Delaware
Lewes campus locatedIn Lewes, Delaware
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware locatedNear Lewes, Delaware