Block House

New Castle County · dedicated 1932 · 1 Naamans Rd, Claymont · location approximate

Used for defense against Indians. Tradition says built 1654 by John Risingh, Governor colony of New Sweden. Taken by Dutch 1655 under Peter Stuyvesant. Attacked by Indians 1671. Captured by British 1777. Only house remaining of original settlement on Naaman’s Creek.

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