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Delmar Historic Sites - Delmar, Delaware

 

Delmar Historic Sites - Delmar, Delaware

Wonder where the “real” Mason-Dixon Line is located?  It’s right here in Delmar (at least the marker is.)  The Mason-Dixon Line is a demarcation line between the four state of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia.  It was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 to resolve a border dispute between British Colonies in Colonial America.  It is symbolically used as a cultural boundary between the North and the South.  It was the dividing line separating free and slave states (established in 1768.)

The site is marked today with the historic double crownstone marker representing the middle point of the Survey, 6.5 miles west on Rte. 54 from the center of Delmar.

There is also a 19^th century Highball Signal which was used to indicate the condition of the railroad track by raising and lowering a large white ball.  You can see this located next to the Delmar Caboose on Railroad and Main Street in Delmar.

Dogfish Head Brewery - Milton, Delaware

 

Dogfish Head Brewery - Milton, Delaware

Have you ever been through a brewery?  If not, or if you want to compare this one to the others you have been through, then you will want to visit the Dogfish Head Brewery.

The typical brewery isn’t Dogfish Head.  I is an interesting and adventurous small brewery just waiting for you to visit and try their creations.

The brewery stated in a small building in Rehoboth Beach but grew out of its limited space and moved to Milton.  They are not located in a 100,000 square foot facility to enable them to make more beer, vodka, rum and gin.

The brewpub has entertainment along with a restaurant and the brewery.

Tours are available Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3 pm.  Saturday tours available in the summer.

The Brewery was named on of Travelocity’s 2007 “Local Secrets, Big Finds.”

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Location: 6 Cannery Village Center, Milton, Delaware 19968

Phone: 302-684-1000

Dogfish Head Brewing & Eats in Rehoboth – 320 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Delaware 19971

Phone: 302-226-2739

Nassau Valley Vineyards - Lewes, Delaware

 

Nassau Valley Vineyards - Lewes, Delaware

So you thought that wine was only made in California, huh?  Well, think again.  This winery has award winning wine for your enjoyment.  Come and visit the tasting room and find the wine just right for your taste.

This is a farm winery.  What does that mean?  It means that the grapes are grown, produced into wine and sold all at the same location.  There is a wide variety of wines to choose from including sweet and dry, white and red.  They grow Cabemet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and Cabermet Franc and supplement their production with high quality regionally grown fruit. Read more

Overfalls Lightship - Lewes, Delaware

 

Overfalls Lightship - Lewes, Delaware

This is one of 17 remaining lightships in the United States and it is located in Lewes, Delaware.  The Overfalls (LV118) has been restored by a group of volunteers to keep this piece of history alive for all to see.  It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The volunteers dedicated over 10,000 hours to get it in the pristine condition it is now, although the hull needs to be repaired when the funds have been raised to remove the ship from the water for this work.

The Lightship Overfalls was built in 1938 by the United States Lighthouse Service as a state of the art lightship design.

The Overfalls history it was stationed at three different lightship stations: first, at Cornfield Point off the coast of Connecticut, then at the Cross Rip Station off the coast of Massachusetts, and finally the Boston Station just off Cape Cod.  In 1973 it was donated to the Lewes Historical Society. Read more

Delaware Fisherman's Wharf - Lewes, Delaware

 

Delaware Fisherman's Wharf - Lewes, Delaware

Everyone knows about the Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, but did you know there was one in Delaware?  It is located by the drawbridge in Lewes and is a family run establishment.

You can take a sightseeing cruise to enjoy an evening on the bay or go dolphin watching and if you are lucky you may be able to see a whale (no guarantee there will be any but there certainly will be dolphins.) Read more

Treasures of the Sea Exhibit - Georgetown, Delaware

 

Treasures of the Sea Exhibit - Georgetown, Delaware

There are museums and then there are museums!  This one has over $4,000,000 in artifacts, including silver ingots and coins, bronze cannons, gold coins and chains, sliver artifacts, deep green emeralds from South America, and religious articles featured in the permanent display housed in the college library building at the Delaware Technical and Community College (Jack F. Owens Campus).

In 1622 the Spanish galleon, Nuestra Senora de Atocho and its sister ship the Santa Margarita were wrecked on a coral reef with all passengers, crews and cargo lost.  It took over 360 years before the treasure could be located. Read more

DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum - Fenwick Island, Delaware

 

DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum - Fenwick Island, Delaware

Are you someone that has always had a fascination for the sea?  Have you ever wanted to search for a shipwreck to see what treasures await you?  If so, you will want to make a trip to the DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum and explore the exhibits.

The museum is privately owned and funded receiving no government funding.  It contains one of the largest collections in the world of artifacts recovered from the sea.  There are about 10,000 artifacts on display at all times while there is another 80% rotated throughout museum exhibits around the world. Read more

DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum - Fenwick Island, Delaware

 

DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum - Fenwick Island, Delaware

Are you someone that has always had a fascination for the sea?  Have you ever wanted to search for a shipwreck to see what treasures await you?  If so, you will want to make a trip to the DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum and explore the exhibits.

The museum is privately owned and funded receiving no government funding.  It contains one of the largest collections in the world of artifacts recovered from the sea.  There are about 10,000 artifacts on display at all times while there is another 80% rotated throughout museum exhibits around the world.

While visiting the museum you will also have the opportunity to hear a lecture on the finds or watch a program.  You will be able to travel through a hands-on experience enabling you to shake hands with history.

Using proper archeology and recovery you will be able to experience Delmarva’s forgotten maritime history filled with stories of pirates and privateers, of merchantmen and galleons, of the men who sailed their ships and the wreckers that waited for them on desolate shores.

Artifacts are washed close to shore with the northeasters that blow in from time to time washing them up to be discovered and bring the history of the earlier times into the reach of those willing to search, listen and learn.

The ships that sunk all tell a story, about the people that lived during the time the ship was sailing, how they worked and finding all those stories that help us cope with the present but educating you about the past.

There are 12 ships that have artifacts at the museum.  They are the : Atocha; China Wreck; Concepcion; Edmund Fitzgerld; Faithful Steward; Gaudalupe; H.M.S. DeBraak; Juno; La Galga; R.M.S. Republic; 1715 Fleet; and 1733 Fleet.

There are also Coin Beaches located along the Delmarva Coastline.  You can find coins about every ¼ mile.  Many people associate shipwrecks with Florida and the Caribbean.  Many people forget that in early days one of the largest ports of call in was Philadelphia.  There is a one mile long stretch of coastline north of Indian River Inlet that has produced thousands of coins over the years from the wreck of the Faithful Steward.

You will also be able to see the Colonial Sites that sit along the coastline.  These sites are great sources of information on how the first settlers to America lived.  The first settlement established by European settlers was founded on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina shore in 1585, it was abandoned and resettled two years later and then mysteriously deserted again.  In 1602, 18 years before the Pilgrims landed on Cape Cod, the first English attempt to colonize the area we now call New England failed.

There are now archaeology digs done in the area to help us understand the past.  The digs reveal the secrets and stories of a different time and culture in history.

Tour information – the museum is located on Bayard Street and Ocean Highway, just seven blocks from the Ocean City, Maryland/Delaware State Line.  During the tour you will see thousands of artifacts ranging form gold and Silver bars, coins, weapons, china and items used aboard early day sailing ships.  The seashells, marine life tanks and the working lab at the museum will help to educate you about the aspects of treasures from the ocean’s depths.

When you have completed your visit to the museum don’t rush off.  Take some time to visit the romance of Fenwick Island and Bethany beach, which are among the coastal towns near Delaware’s southern border known as the “Quiet Resorts”.  There are several quaint communities and miles of pristine beaches, bays, and wildlife preserves that provide a sanctuary for you to escape from normal everyday life for a little while.

You will also be able to visit Fenwick Island Lighthouse which was built in 1858.

Address: 708 Ocean Highway, Fenwick Island, Delaware 19944

Phone: 302-539-9366 or 1-88-743-5524

Email: dsmuseum@aol.com

Elsie Williams Doll Collection - Georgetown, Delaware

 

Elsie Williams Doll Collection - Georgetown, Delaware

Visiting this site will give you an opportunity to see dolls from all over the world.  Elsie Williams was the wife of US Senator John Williams and had the opportunity to travel all over the world and collect dolls.

When she donated her collection to the Delaware Technical & Community College it would be observed by all that had an interest in them. Read more

Indian River Life-Saving Station Museum - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

 

Indian River Life-Saving Station Museum - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

It was built in 1876 to be used by the United States Lifesaving Service which was established because of the alarming number of shipwrecks along the coastline.  The building was originally built 400 feet closer to the shore but a sand dune began to form around it almost immediately so it was moved to its present location in 1877.

The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Read more

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