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THE BOMBARDMENT OF LEWES MEMORIAL MARKER

THE BOMBARDMENT OF LEWES MEMORIAL MARKER
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Location: FRONT STREET AND SAVANNAH ROAD

City: LEWES

State: Delaware

Zip Code: 19958

Type of Memorial: War Memorial Historical Wayside Markers

Year Dedicated: 2003

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: WAR OF 1812

Photograph By: RICHARD E. MILLER

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

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.


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