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If still in existence today, the Lewes Union School would stand on Savannah Road about where Beebe Healthcare’s eastern entrance is located. The school was constructed in 1875 and opened in 1876 following the New School Law of 1875 Act, which...
PHOTO COURTESY OF HAZEL BRITTINGHAM May 4, 2021 Bill Heronemus sent along this photo, looking toward the northwest, of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal in downtown Lewes in 1921. Hazel Brittingham supplied it to Bill who works with old photographs to restore and enhance them. This shows how rough and raw Lewes was a century ago. The Army Corps of Engineers excavated sections of marsh between Lewes Creek on the northwest end of the canal and Rehoboth Creek on the southeast end, and built formal inlets to connect Delaware Bay and Rehoboth Bay for commercial transportation primarily of farm cr...
February 16, 2021 The aerial picture published as the historic photo in the Feb. 9 edition of the Cape Gazette (capegazette.com/node/215273) generated considerable interest. Because of the extent of the information, we decided to publish it again with comments from two readers. Bob Kotowski, long involved with Lewes Historical Society, provided the first response. The second response came from Earl Webb who originally provided the photo. Here are their responses: “Concerning the aerial photo of piers sent by Earl Webb and published on page 7 in the Feb. 9 Cape Gaze...
Commonality among English and American counterparts John Lamb, left, mayor of Lewes, England, and local Lewes Mayor Ted Becker spent a half-hour discussing their respective towns during a recent interview. SOURCE: MIRADOR TELEVISION Nick Roth January 7, 2021 Two Lewes mayors came together from either side of the Atlantic Ocean for a recent chat about the similarities and differences of their respective towns. Local Lewes Mayor Ted Becker and Mayor John Lamb of Lewes, England, joined co-hosts Keith Hayes and Melissa Winton for a half-hour discussion on Mirador Television. They cover...