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I never knew until my 70s that eating my vegetables could have such a powerful impact on my health...
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Summer League recap for the opening week, June 24-26, 2019 Elementary Division The division opened...
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1918 GERMAN U BOATS RAID ATLANTIC COAST MAY AND...
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HISTORY OF CAPE HENLOPEN AND BEYOND GERMAN U-BOATS RAID ATLANTIC COAST MAY THROUGH JUNE 1918...
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Sweet ‘n Sour
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Here’s a quick and easy veggie stir fry that meets all our E-MEAL guidelines— Easy (minimal dicing...
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1918 JUNE GERMAN U-BOAT EAST COAST RAIDS
Harrison_Howeth
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HISTORY OF CAPE HENLOPEN AND BEYOND GERMAN U-BOATS RAID ATLANTIC COAST MAY THROUGH JUNE 1918...
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Summer League recap for the opening week, June 17-19, 2019 Elementary Division The week opened...
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This creamy potato soup is an E-MEAL marvel— Easy (no dicing or slicing), Excellent (delicious and...
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HISTORY OF CAPE HENOPEN AND BEYOND. IN 1498 CAPE HENLOPEN BECAME REFUGE OF THE MUTINOUS CREWS OF...
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1903 DELAWARE CAPES STORM DAMAGE.
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GREAT DAMAGE AT DELAWARE CAPES Thursday, 17 September 1903 The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana...
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THE BACKGROUND OF HARBOR OF SHELTER DELAWARE BREAKWATER 1822 - 1869 The Philadelphia Inquirer of...
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HISTORY OF CAPE HENLOPEN AND BEYOND DeBRAAK Friday, January 21, 1955, Delaware County Pennsylvania...
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BELHAVEN SURF CLUB
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1940 – 1941 BELHAVEN SURF CLUB Saturday, August 17, 1940, Wilmington Morning News: The old 1915...
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CAPE HENLOPEN CITY 1891
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CAPE HENLOPEN CITY 1891 Baltimore Sun, Tuesday, June 30, 1891: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware: A seaside...
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BIDEN ON CAPE HENLOPEN 1982
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WHAT SENATOR J. R. BIDEN HAD TO SAY ABOUT CAPE HENLOPEN IN 1982 Senator Biden always enjoyed...
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1943 LEWES HIGH SCHOOL BAND
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6 years ago
LEWES HIGH SCHOOL BAND 1943 From the 1943 Lewes High School Beacon yearbook, Christine Dunlap gives...
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USS NEW JERSEY FIRES 16 INCHERS OFF CAPE HENLOPEN
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CAPE HENLOPEN FIRING RANGE 1968 Aboard The USS New Jersey at Sea: April 1968 The Battleship USS New...
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USCGC CAPE HENLOPEN
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USCGC CAPE HENLOPEN USCGC Cape Henlopen, WPB 95328, was a 95 foot, type C, Cape class cutter built...
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Cape Henlopen High School Junior Sydney Green shows her talent for tumbling to her computer art...
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BREAKWATER & FRANKFORD RAILROAD 1874
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ROBERT HINCKLEY OF REHOBOTH BELHAVEN LEAVES DELAWARE.
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BELHAVEN HOTEL OF REHOBOTH BEACH 1917 Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Tuesday, March 13, 1917: Robert...
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1919 Cape Henlopen Light Report
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24 JULY 1919 REPORT Lewes, Delaware 22 July 1919: The Atlantic seas have crept 150 feet towards the...
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BELHAVEN SURF CLUB BOMBED OUT
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6 years ago
1940 ARMY PRACTICE BOMBING AT CAPES At Cape Henlopen, the army has chosen four miles of shoreline...
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1950 CAPE HENLOPEN TO CAPE MAY SWIM
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6 years ago
AUGUST 1950 BAY SWIM Lewes, Delaware, Saturday, 19 August 1950 : Two of the Rehoboth Beach...
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BOY SCOUT CAMPOREE AT CAPE HENLOPEN 1969
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6 years ago
1969 BOY SCOUT CAMPOREE AT STATE PARK Evidently, Cape Henlopen State Park was a big sponsor of the...
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HISTORY OF DEBRAAK SEARCH 1969 EFFORTS.
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DeBRAAK HUNT HISTORY 1969 The D & D Salvage Company, Pennsylvania treasure hunters will be back...
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1969 EFFORT TO SAVE THE DUNES
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6 years ago
HISTORY OF CAPE HENLOPEN AND BEYOND 1969 SAVE THE DUNES Delaware State Representative, George R...
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Meet Cooter.
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Spring Color Clash
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JUNCTION & BREAKWATER & CAPE HENLOPEN: 1868
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JUNCTION & BREAKWATER RAIL ROAD IMPORTANT TO CAPE REGION The Delawarean newspaper has reported...
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1868 EASTER TIME CAPE STORM
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6 years ago
HISTORY OF CAPE HENLOPEN EASTER TIME STORMS: 1868 A northeast gale and snow storm which began...
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1920 WAR DEPT SAYS NO TO AID CAPE HENLOPEN LIGHTHOUSE
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6 years ago
July 15, 1920: Wilmington Morning News reports that Delaware Representative, Dr. Layton's request...
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