Block House Pond
SC-288: Block House Pond, a natural spring-fed pond, has provided fresh water, ice, and recreation to the City of Lewes for several centuries. The pond was likely named for a nearby blockhouse built to protect Lewes in the 1670s, where town residents sought shelter during the Bombardment of Lewes in 1813. In the late-1800s and […]
Jack Lewis
SC-268: originally installed on 10/15/2018. John I. “Jack” Lewis (1912-2012) moved to Delaware in 1936 as an artist with the Civilian Conservation Corps tasked with documenting activities at CCC camps in the state. After serving in the Pacific with the U.S. Army during World War II, he returned to Delaware and lived in Bridgeville […]
OUCH! Dang Mosquito!!!
I saw in the newspaper the other day that they are predicting that the mosquitos are going to be really bad this year because of all the water still laying around. Did you know that we have records of the Civilian Conservation Corps and Mosquito Control? We have scrapbooks, diaries, ditch drawings, and photographs. Subjects […]
