Lewes was the site of the first European settlement in Delaware, a whaling and trading post that Dutch settlers founded on June 3, 1631, and named Zwaanendael (Swan Valley). As Lewes was the earliest settlement in the state, and Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution, the town refers to itself as "The First Town in the First State.

A short video about Lewes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LOFPBUlU80 

•        10:00 – Bus departs hotel

•        10:30 – 12:30 pm Tour – Revolutionary Lewes Walking Tour - 90 minutes - 1.3 flat miles

•        12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch at The Harbor View Room at The Wheelhouse Restaurant

•        2:30 pm Bus returns to hotel