De Vries Palisade
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, 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 was dedicated on September 22, 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
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De Vries Palisade
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, 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 was dedicated on September 22, 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
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The De Vries Monument, May 2008
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De Vries Palisade, also known ...... er of Historic Places in 1972.
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