The first settler of Lewes : a history of the Fourth Street Preserve / Michael J. Rawl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rawl, Michael J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wiltbanck, Helmanias.

Fourth Street Preserve (Lewes, Del.)--History.

Fourth Street Preserve (Lewes, Del.).

Natural areas--Preservation--Delaware--Lewes.

Natural areas.

Lewes (Del.)--History.

Lewes (Del.).

Wiltbank family.

West family.

Rollins family.

Physical Description:

110 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2024.

Summary:

In 1670, the first officially deeded land in Lewes was granted by the Duke of York to the town's earliest settler, Helmanias Wiltbanck--30 of the original 104 acres of Wiltbanck's beloved preserve remain pristine and undeveloped today, right in the heart of Lewes. Three families owned this land for 312 of the past 355 years. Their tales involve attacks by pirate ships and the British, death and survival during the "fever years" and a prominent but forgotten judge who helped write the original Delaware Constitution and fund its Revolutionary War troops. Local author and preservation leader Michael Rawl tells these stories and unfolds the long history of this piece of the heart of Lewes. -- Back cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-105) and index.

ISBN:

9781467158626

1467158623

OCLC:

1446127303

Publisher Number:

90100553015