Lewes
SC-32: 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 […]
Old Drawyers Presbyterian Church
NCC-153: The history of this congregation may be traced to the 1670s when Dutch and Swedish members of the “Reformed Church” were gathering locally for worship. By the first decade of the 18th century, the settlement of persons largely of Scottish descent resulted in the formal establishment of a congregation in the area then known […]
Fort Casimir
NCC-23: One hundred feet to the east of this point is site of Fort Casimir. Erected by Dutch 1651. Taken by Swedes 1654, called Fort Trafaldigheets or Trinity, retaken by Dutch under Petrus Stuyvesant in person September 11, 1655. Installed in 1932. Sponsors: Historic Markers Commission, 1932 Marker Photo Gallery: Resources Related to New Castle, […]
Colonial / Pre-Statehood Records
Delaware Public Archives
