De Vries Palisade
Archaeological site in Delaware, United States
United States historic place
De Vries Palisade | |
 The De Vries Monument, May 2008 | |
38°47′10.6″N 75°9′30.8″W / 38.786278°N 75.158556°W / 38.786278; -75.158556 | |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
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| Built | 1631 (1631) |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000299[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
De Vries Palisade, also known as DeVries Palisade of 1631, is an archaeological site located at Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It is the site of the Zwaanendael Colony, the first permanent European presence on the Delaware Bay in 1631, settled by a group of settlers under David Pietersz. de Vries. The settlers landed near this spot to form a whale hunting station and agricultural settlement. A monument was erected on the site; it was dedicated on September 22, 1909.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
See also
- Zwaanendael Museum
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "The De Vries Monument". The Historical Marker Database.
External links
- "DeVries Monument in Lewes," by Hazel D. Brittingham, 1997
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