Lewes

E138897

Lewes is a historic coastal town in southern Delaware, recognized as one of the earliest European settlements in the state and a popular gateway to nearby Atlantic beaches.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lewes canonical 9
Seaford 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality ⓘ
populated place ⓘ
town ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
economyIncludes maritime services ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
ferryConnectsTo Cape May, New Jersey ⓘ
foundedAs Zwaanendael ⓘ
foundedBy Dutch settlers ⓘ
governmentType mayor–council ⓘ
hasAreaCode 302 ⓘ
hasHeritage colonial history ⓘ
maritime history ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict Lewes Historic District ⓘ
hasLandmark Lewes Canalfront Park ⓘ
Lightship Overfalls ⓘ
hasMuseum Lewes Historical Society museums ⓘ
Zwaanendael Museum ⓘ
hasNearbyProtectedArea Cape Henlopen State Park ⓘ
hasNearbyWaterBody Broadkill River ⓘ
hasPostalCode 19958 ⓘ
hasTransportLink Cape May–Lewes Ferry ⓘ
hasWaterfrontOn Lewes and Rehoboth Canal ⓘ
inception 1631 ⓘ
isCoastalTown true ⓘ
isGatewayTo Atlantic beaches ⓘ
Cape Henlopen State Park ⓘ
isHistoricPlace true ⓘ
isOneOfEarliestEuropeanSettlementsIn Delaware ⓘ
locatedAtMouthOf Delaware Bay ⓘ
locatedIn Delaware ⓘ
Sussex County, Delaware ⓘ
locatedInMetropolitanArea Salisbury, Maryland–Delaware metropolitan area ⓘ
locatedInRegion Delmarva Peninsula ⓘ
Southern Delaware ⓘ
locatedNear Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Cape Henlopen ⓘ
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware ⓘ
motto The First Town in the First State ⓘ
partOf United States East Coast ⓘ
popularFor beach access ⓘ
boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
historic tourism ⓘ
subdivisionType city ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

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