Exhibits

Historic Lewes offers permanent and rotating exhibitions in our various museum locations throughout the year. Time, dedication, research, diligent work on obtaining grants, and collaboration from many team members and volunteers all are essential to creating each exhibition. We are proud to present to you the following exhibits.

From Revolution to Republic: The Neill Household (1792-1803)

From Revolution to Republic: The Neill Household (1792-1803) is located on our Historic Lewes Town Campus in the Burton-Ingram House. It shares innovative and inclusive Lewes-based narratives that coincide with the community’s revolutionary experience. This honest…

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Breaking Britannia’s Grasp: Lewes, the Royal Navy and the Legacy of 1812

Located at the Cannonball House on 118 Front Street. This permanent exhibition is the first of its kind and provides a dual interpretation of the bombardment of Lewes by a British Naval Fleet on April 6th and 7th, 1813. This family-appropriate exhibition delves into the lives of both the sailors…

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Boy, Man, Hero: Jacob Jones – Lewes’ Own

This Exhibit is located in the Ryves Holt House Museum, 218 Second Street, Lewes, DE 19958. Jacob Jones was born in Smyrna, Delaware but lived in the Ryves Holt House for much of his formative years. The town of Lewes had a dramatic impact on raising a future naval hero. …

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The Wireless: Lewes & the Dawn of the Electronic Age

In 1906 the U.S Navy completed the installation of a Wireless Station on Cape Henlopen. Located near the Cape Henlopen Lighthouse, the station occupied an abandoned fog signal station.The wireless station was equipped with a wireless system from the Massie Wireless Telegraph Company. This exhibit…

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