A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=45747 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: The Philadelphia Inquirer Article Date: October 3 1921 Article Description: Old Dort to be Park with Cannon: Article Text: Lewes, Del., Oct. 2: Final preparations are being made for the mounting of the six cannon on the Post Office Plaza, the site of the old Fort. It was on this site in 1812 that Colonel Davis marshaled his forces and armed with broomsticks and xornstalks, a few carrying a gun, kept his men marching around the fort, causing the British to retreat after thinking he had large armed force at hand. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com