Built in 1931 in Lewes, Delaware, the Zwaanendael Museum was created to honor the 300th anniversary of Delaware's first European settlement, Swanendael, founded 1631. The museum models the City Hall in Hoorn, Holland. It has 17th century Dutch elements such as stepped facade gable, terra cotta roof tiles, carved stonework, and decorated shutters. The top of the building's front features a statue of David Petersen DeVries, leader of the expedition that founded Swanendael. 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Seal of the City of Lewes There are other places called Lewes Lewes (pronounced LOO-is) is an incorporated city located in Sussex County, Delaware. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  Ranked 49th  - Total 2,491 sq. ... // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... Hoorn is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ... The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, Massachusetts, showing four gables in this view. ... Terra cotta is a hard semifired waterproof ceramic clay used in pottery and building construction. ... A house with nonfunctional shutters. ...

The museum's exhibits represent the history of Sussex County by revealing the history of those who lived in Delaware's southeastern coast. Exhibits include the Swanendael settlement, Cape Henlopen Lighthouse, the bombardment of Lewes by the British in the War of 1812, pilots of the Delaware River and Bay, and the ever-changing Delaware coastline. Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the state of Delaware. ... Combatants United States United Kingdom Strength United States Regular army : 99,000 Volunteers: 10,000* Rangers: 3,000 Militia: 458,000** Naval and marine: 20,000 Indigenous peoples New York Iroquois: 600 Northwestern allies: ? Southern allies: ? United Kingdom Regular army: 10,000+ Naval and marine: ? Canadian militia: 86,000+** Indigenous... The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ...

Reference

• The Zwaanendael Museum. Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs. State of Delaware. Retrieved on May 22, 2006.