Delaware’s Dutch heritage began with the founding of the state’s first European colony in 1631.
Kim Burdick writes ~
Important to speak out--demolition of the Kux House-1760 Dutch -Port Penn
Delawareans need to raise a loud hue and cry. FAST.
Destroying this 1760 Dutch house instead of capitalizing on it as an important historic resource is an especially stupid move. The state and county need to get on the ball to save this 1760 (possibly earlier) Dutch house.
This is a piece of the Coastal Heritage Greenway and is thematically-linked to Lewes, Zwaendael Museum, Bombay Hook, Port Penn, Little Dutch House in New Castle, Old Swedes, Newport and Elsmere, all the way up to and including Penn's Landing in Philadelphia and across the River into New Jersey--and you could push it all the way up to Delaware Water Gap, Minisink Trail, Kingston, New Paltz, Schenectady and Albany.
Delaware is hosting the national archaeology meeting this fall and the topic is Dutch and Swedish colonial history. There will be national publicity about our Dutch heritage- --- think about it.
Think how much GOOD publicity we could get for the State and County-- think about the possibility of attracting visitors from Holland-- and from the other states that were once also part of New Netherland.
Think of a regular Dutch History tour, blue and white delft tiles and pottery, the pristine environment looking much the way it did while the Dutch were here--with the buildings to show how early colonists interacted with the environment. Much of the old dyke and polders are still in Port Penn, as are local net makers and fishermen. Why would you let a supposed environmental group throw away the thing that could make Delaware very special?
Speak up, Write letters, spread the word, get on the stick.
Public Hearing Agenda - Historic Review Board
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
5:00 p.m.
NCC Government Center, 87 Reads Way, New Castle Corporate CommonsNEW BUSINESS
App. 2013-08723: 14 Farm Lane, south of Port Penn. Demolition Permit application for c.1760 brick dwelling at “Kux Farm” aka “Peter Alrichs House”. (Delaware Wild Lands, Inc.) CD 12Information on all applications is available for public review in the Land Use Department, New Castle County Government Center, 87 Reads Way, Corporate Commons, New Castle, DE, from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.Individuals needing reasonable accommodations according to the Americans with Disabilities Act, call 395-5400 (TT/TRY/T.D.: D.S., 1-800-232-5460) at least five business days before the meeting/hearing.
Read HERE for a great recap of the Dutch in the new world
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