The Dutch in 1673 established a court at Hoorn Kil for the inhabitants “on the east and west sides of Cape Henlopen unto Bomties (Bombay) Hook.” Governor Andros of New York in 1676 established an English court at Whorekill, the jurisdiction of which was reduced in 1681 by the creation of Kent County. County Seat of Sussex County until 1791.
Installed in 1932. Reinstalled in 1959.
Historic Markers Commission, 1932
Public Archives Commission, 1959
1141 Savannah Road, Lewes, DE 19958
Related Topics: Bombay Hook, Bomties Hook, Cape Henlopen, Dutch, English Court, Governor Andros, Historical Markers, Hoorn Kil, Lewes, Sussex County, Whorekill
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