Share: 

A timeless photo of muskrat houses in Delaware

March 3, 2020

This photograph is probably a half-century old or more, but the scene is one that could be seen yesterday or two centuries ago with little change. It shows muskrat houses in one of the state’s seemingless endless systems of marshes.

Delaware is often characterized as a state with three counties at low tide and two counties at high. Our marshes - saltwater, freshwater, and those in between that are favorites for muskrats - contribute to the state’s abundance of wildlife. They are nurseries for many species of fish and shellfish, and endless buffets for the many varieties of waterfowl and shorebirds that offer such diversity to our landscape.

  • Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs, published every Tuesday in the Cape Gazette, features historical photos from Delaware's Cape Region - particularly - and from throughout Sussex County and Delaware generally.

    Readers are invited to submit photos of historic interest. They can be mailed to the Cape Gazette at PO Box 213, Lewes, DE 19958, or via email to newsroom@capegazette.com.

Subscribe to the CapeGazette.com Daily Newsletter