THE BOMBARDMENT OF LEWES MEMORIAL MARKER

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FROM APRIL 6TH INTO THE 7TH, LEWES WAS SHELLED FOR TWENTY-TWO HOURS WITH THE BRITISH FIRING AS MANY AS 800 PROJECTILES INTO THE TOWN INCLUDING THE FIRST USE OF CONGREVE ROCKET AGAINST THE AMERICANS DURING THE WAR OF 1812.

Location

Address: FRONT STREET AND SAVANNAH ROAD
City: LEWES
State:
Zip Code: 19958

Details

Memorial Type: War Memorial Historical Wayside Markers
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: WAR OF 1812
Year Dedicated: 2003
Photograph By: RICHARD E. MILLER
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