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Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
CAPE HENLOPEN REFUGE FOR 1498 JOHN CABOT’S MUTINOUS ...
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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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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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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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Greens are everywhere—in the garden, in the farmers market, in the grocery store, in restaurants,...
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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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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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BELHAVEN HOTEL OF REHOBOTH BEACH 1917 Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Tuesday, March 13, 1917: Robert...
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The coast has been shrouded in fog for a couple days, it seems to break for sunset- but returns...
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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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1940 ARMY PRACTICE BOMBING AT CAPES At Cape Henlopen, the army has chosen four miles of shoreline...
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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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1969 BOY SCOUT CAMPOREE AT STATE PARK Evidently, Cape Henlopen State Park was a big sponsor of the...
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DeBRAAK HUNT HISTORY 1969 The D & D Salvage Company, Pennsylvania treasure hunters will be back...
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HISTORY OF CAPE HENLOPEN AND BEYOND 1969 SAVE THE DUNES Delaware State Representative, George R...
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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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HISTORY OF CAPE HENLOPEN EASTER TIME STORMS: 1868 A northeast gale and snow storm which began...
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July 15, 1920: Wilmington Morning News reports that Delaware Representative, Dr. Layton's request...
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