Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, Lewes

Name: Lewes and Rehoboth Canal
Address: Lewes, United States

#5 among attractions in Lewes

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The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a canal in Sussex County, Delaware, which connects the Broadkill River and the Delaware Bay to Rehoboth Bay. It forms a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway. ()

Coordinates: 38°47'18"N, 75°9'36"W

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Lewes United States

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Lewes and Rehoboth Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Zwaanendael Museum, Overfalls, Zwaanendael Colony, Ryves Holt House.

1.5 miSE
Museum, History museum
Zwaanendael Museum, Lewes
38 min walk • In Lewes, Delaware the Zwaanendael Museum was created to honor the 300th anniversary of Delaware's first European settlement, Zwaanendael, founded 1631. The museum models the former City Hall in Hoorn, Netherlands.
1.2 miSE
Museum, Ship
Overfalls, Lewes
32 min walk • Lightship Overfalls was the last lightvessel constructed for the United States Lighthouse Service before the Service became part of the United States Coast Guard. She is currently preserved in Lewes, Delaware as a museum ship.
1.5 miSE
Garden, Park
Zwaanendael Colony, Lewes
39 min walk • Zwaanendael or Swaanendael was a short-lived Dutch colonial settlement in Delaware. It was built in 1631. The name is archaic Dutch for "swan valley." The site of the settlement later became the town of Lewes, Delaware.
1.3 miSE
Museum, History museum
Ryves Holt House, Lewes
34 min walk • Ryves Holt House is purportedly the oldest surviving house in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is located at 218 Second Street in Lewes, Delaware. The building, which has been dated to 1665 using dendrochronology, served as one of the earliest inns in the region.
1.6 miSE
Church
Lewes Presbyterian Church, Lewes
40 min walk • Lewes Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building located at 100 Kings Highway in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1832, as a frame meeting house measuring 45 feet by 37 feet.
1.3 miSE
Neighbourhood
Lewes Historic District, Lewes
34 min walk • Lewes Historic District is a national historic district located at Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. The district includes 122 contributing buildings and 6 contributing sites encompassing most of the 17th-century town of Lewes, together with part of Pilot Town.