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Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
BIDEN ON CAPE HENLOPEN 1982
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
WHAT SENATOR J. R. BIDEN HAD TO SAY ABOUT CAPE HENLOPEN IN 1982 Senator Biden always enjoyed...
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Rehoboth VegFest
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6 years ago
If you care about pigs, dogs, people, and good food, you won’t want to miss the Rehoboth VegFest...
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1943 LEWES HIGH SCHOOL BAND
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
LEWES HIGH SCHOOL BAND 1943 From the 1943 Lewes High School Beacon yearbook, Christine Dunlap gives...
Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
A mystery of German U853 and its whereabouts
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
GERMAN U – 853 WHEREABOUTS A MYSTERY Where is the German submarine U-853? The only real authority...
Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
USS NEW JERSEY FIRES 16 INCHERS OFF CAPE HENLOPEN
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
CAPE HENLOPEN FIRING RANGE 1968 Aboard The USS New Jersey at Sea: April 1968 The Battleship USS New...
Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
USCGC CAPE HENLOPEN
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
USCGC CAPE HENLOPEN USCGC Cape Henlopen, WPB 95328, was a 95 foot, type C, Cape class cutter built...
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Sydney Green Flies High Over Cape Henlopen High School
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6 years ago
Cape Henlopen High School Junior Sydney Green shows her talent for tumbling to her computer art...
Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
BREAKWATER & FRANKFORD RAILROAD 1874
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
THE BREAKWATER & FRANKFORD RAILROAD PROGRESS IN SUSSEX Frankford, Delaware, Friday, May 22,...
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Good Graphics, Good Guidance
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If you are confused by the latest catastrophic climate news, you are not alone. The news is...
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MIDWAY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
REHOBOTH BEACH HISTORY REHOBOTH PRESBYTERIAN OF MIDWAY The church by the side of the road,...
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ROBERT HINCKLEY OF REHOBOTH BELHAVEN LEAVES DELAWARE.
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
BELHAVEN HOTEL OF REHOBOTH BEACH 1917 Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Tuesday, March 13, 1917: Robert...
Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
STORY OF RED MILL POND
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
RED MILL • RED MILL POND DAM • RED MILL POND 38.7601122 LATITUDE: -75.2035194 LONGITUDE LEWES AREA...
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Low fog
deny_howeth
6 years ago
The coast has been shrouded in fog for a couple days, it seems to break for sunset- but returns...
Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
1919 Cape Henlopen Light Report
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
24 JULY 1919 REPORT Lewes, Delaware 22 July 1919: The Atlantic seas have crept 150 feet towards the...
Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS?
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
SEACOAST SUPERSTITIONS This is an abstract of a column by Imogene Burch “Are You Superstitious”,...
Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
BELHAVEN SURF CLUB BOMBED OUT
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
1940 ARMY PRACTICE BOMBING AT CAPES At Cape Henlopen, the army has chosen four miles of shoreline...
Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
1950 CAPE HENLOPEN TO CAPE MAY SWIM
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
AUGUST 1950 BAY SWIM Lewes, Delaware, Saturday, 19 August 1950 : Two of the Rehoboth Beach...
Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
BOY SCOUT CAMPOREE AT CAPE HENLOPEN 1969
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
1969 BOY SCOUT CAMPOREE AT STATE PARK Evidently, Cape Henlopen State Park was a big sponsor of the...
Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
HISTORY OF DEBRAAK SEARCH 1969 EFFORTS.
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
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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6 years ago
This Red-bellied Cooter was so large he didn't care how close I was. Red Mill Pond is home to tons...
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We’re in this Together
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This former bacon lover knows a thing or two about Breaking up with Bacon! It’s hard to end a...
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Spring Color Clash
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6 years ago
Common are the photos of the male cardinal in the snow. But cardinals are living among us all year...
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JUNCTION & BREAKWATER & CAPE HENLOPEN: 1868
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
JUNCTION & BREAKWATER RAIL ROAD IMPORTANT TO CAPE REGION The Delawarean newspaper has reported...
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1868 EASTER TIME CAPE STORM
Harrison_Howeth
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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Some Pigs Can Paint
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Some pigs can paint. Some pigs can do puzzles. Some pigs can play ball. But all pigs suffer. They...
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EASTER EGG HUNT FIVE DAYS LATE.
Harrison_Howeth
6 years ago
EASTER 1959 REHOBOTH EGG HUNT FIVE DAYS LATE The Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Rehoboth was postponed...
Happenings Back Then At Cape Henlopen And Beyond
Dark April nights bring home the Clapper Rails
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6 years ago
HISTORY OF CAPE HENLOPEN AND BEYOND CLAPPER RAIL RETURNS MID APRIL With dark April nights, the...
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BAD EGGS in the NEWS
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6 years ago
Bad eggs dominate the news but not our palates. We have choices. One of them is not to consume eggs...
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FENWICK ISLAND FLOODED IN 1962 BUT THE LIGHTHOUSE...
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6 years ago
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Today’s the day! Don’t miss Rip Esselstyn’s fabulous new podcast. Inspiring! Informative! Uplifting...
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National Brass Band on The Steamer Ohio Tuesday...
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HISTORY OF CAPE HENLOPEN AND BEYOND The National Gazette of Philadelphia- Captain Davis will leave...
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TO GRIND THE GRAIN IN DUE COURSE AS IT IS BROUGHT...
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HISTORY OF CAPE HENLOPEN AND BEYOND GOSLEE MILL POND Scharf's History of Delaware gives the first...
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Vegan Dining at WAWA
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My Vegan friend Janet reports from the field: I recently ran into a friend at Wawa. She said she...
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Carved wood rail found, maybe the deBraak
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6 years ago
CAPE HENLOPEN HISTORY 1935 NEWSPAPER ITEM REGARDS DE BRAAK TREASURE HUNTERS Friday, July 19, 1935,...
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LONDON NEWSPAPER REPORTS DEBRAAK LOST 1798
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CAPE HENLOPEN HISTORY 1798 DE BRAAK HISTORY The Monday, July 2, 1798, London England Evening Mail...
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HISTORY OF CAPE HENLOPEN AND BEYOND The Pennsylvania Packet, Philadelphia, Monday, August 6, 1772,...
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