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Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Cape Henlopen Beacon battled Mother Nature
5 days ago
The Cape Henlopen Beacon is not the infamous Cape Henlopen Lighthouse. The beacon was located just...
East End Light replaced Cape Henlopen Beacon
1 week ago
A wooden tower stood on the east end of the inner breakwater in Lewes prior to the construction of...
Strickland Lighthouse stood on inner breakwater
2 weeks ago
Most people are aware of the red East End Lighthouse on the inner breakwater near the Point in Cape...
Green Hill Light towered over Lewes bay and marsh
3 weeks ago
In the overgrown area between Pilottown Road and the Great Marsh are remnants of a lighthouse and...
Lou Ianire’s Restaurant was a popular Lewes spot
1 month ago
Lou Ianire’s Restaurant was a popular spot along the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal in Lewes for a few...
Pole Family provided a fun mystery near Lewes
1 month ago
Cape Gazette reporter Ron MacArthur, who died May 14 after a long battle with liver disease,...
Funland bumper cars in 1987
1 month ago
Mother’s Day weekend marked the official opening of Funland on the Boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach. It...
D.F. Quillen & Sons operated on Sussex Street in...
1 month ago
Dennard F. Quillen Jr. died earlier this year. He left behind a legacy that dates back to the...
Royal Packing Co. thrived in downtown Milton
2 months ago
Royal Packing Company was once a prominent feature of downtown Milton. Standing in the area of the...
Students stop dune destruction in 1970
2 months ago
Fifty-five years ago, on the eve of the nation’s first celebration of Earth Day, a group of Cape...
Families celebrate Easter 1994 in Rehoboth Beach
2 months ago
For decades, the annual Easter Promenade brought crowds to Rehoboth Beach to celebrate the holiday...
Hudson’s Steam Bakery rises in first half of 20th...
2 months ago
Hudson’s Steam Bakery operated at the corner of North Race Street and New Street in Georgetown...
Fisher-Martin House dates back 300 years
2 months ago
The Fisher-Martin House on Kings Highway in Lewes is one of the oldest structures in the state,...
Henlopen Hotel has long history in Rehoboth Beach
3 months ago
The Henlopen Hotel has been welcoming guests to Rehoboth Beach since the city’s earliest days...
Sussex banks once issued their own money
3 months ago
The National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864 created a system of nationally chartered banks, but not...
Zwaanendael Museum honors Lewes’ origins
3 months ago
The Zwaanendael House was built in commemoration of Delaware’s first European colony, Swanendael,...
African American Girl Scout Troop forms in 1960s
3 months ago
The Girl Scouts of America, founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, Ga., has long been...
Otis Smith created workplace for all
4 months ago
During the time of segregation, Otis Smith ensured people of all races had a place to work at his...
Allen, Daisey families integrate Lewes schools
4 months ago
Ten years after the end of the Civil War, Delaware legislators passed a Jim Crow law that...
Cape Region’s connection to Philadelphia Maritime...
4 months ago
In 1875, a group of prominent maritime and business leaders, recognizing the strategic importance...
Rabbit’s Ferry was one of Delaware’s last one-room...
4 months ago
Rabbit’s Ferry School educated Native American and African American students of the Robinsonville...
Polar bears prepare to plunge in 1999
5 months ago
The Lewes Polar Bear Plunge has become one of the largest fundraising events in Delaware over the...
Habitat moves home in 1993
5 months ago
The recent death of former President Jimmy Carter shined a light on the great work he did after his...
Ground broken for Kmart in 1994
5 months ago
The stretch of Route 1 between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach has changed a lot over the last 30 years...
Snow covers state capital in 1985
5 months ago
Dover is the center of the Delaware universe this month. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, Gov. John Carney ends...
Epworth church predates Clear Space Theatre Company
5 months ago
Before moving out to Holland Glade Road in 2008, Epworth United Methodist Church was located on...
A Lewes Christmas in 1996
6 months ago
The Christmas season is always festive in the Cape Region, particularly in Lewes. The First Town...
An informational map of Fort Miles
6 months ago
This is an informational map of Fort Miles in what is today’s Cape Henlopen State Park. As most...
Pink Pony Club thrives on Rehoboth Boardwalk
6 months ago
Those tapped into today’s pop music may have heard the song “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan. The...
Kalmar Nyckel docks in Lewes
6 months ago
Delaware’s tall ship, the Kalmar Nyckel, is a replica of the original sailing vessel that first...
Bird’s-eye view of Rehoboth in early 1900s
7 months ago
Ever wondered what Rehoboth Beach looked like in its earliest days? Well, here’s a bird’s-eye view...
City of Lewes docks in First Town
7 months ago
A vessel by the name of the City of Lewes was built as a commercial fishing boat in 1912 by W.G...
Midway Drive-In opens in 1953
7 months ago
This photograph of the Midway Drive-In was recently shared by Jack Travis in the Growing Up in...
Ox roast is tradition at Return Day
7 months ago
Sussex County’s unique post-election tradition continues this week, as Return Day will welcome...
Cape May-Lewes Ferry in 1964
8 months ago
The Cape May-Lewes Ferry is in the news after Delaware’s congressional delegation announced $20...
The Royalton Hotel predates Royal Treat
8 months ago
The Royalton Hotel on Wilmington Avenue was once a popular place for family reunions and social...
Lewes High crowns Homecoming queen in 1966
8 months ago
It’s Homecoming season across the country. Cape Henlopen crowned its king and queen Oct. 4, while...
The early days of Milton High School
8 months ago
Well before the new and improved Milton Elementary School opened on Federal Street, teenagers of...
Lewes of the past
8 months ago
This undated aerial photograph in the Delaware Public Archives collection gives us a window into...
Long-lost Fort Miles barracks at The Point
9 months ago
Those who frequent Cape Henlopen State Park are familiar with the barracks at Fort Miles on the way...
Indian River Inlet has always been challenging
9 months ago
Gov. John Carney recently announced a major replenishment project to build up the beach and dune...
Schwartzkopf elected for District 14 in 2002
9 months ago
The day the print edition of the Cape Gazette is published is primary day in Delaware. Registered...
Lewes High football goes undefeated in 1951
9 months ago
In the fall of 1951, the Lewes High School football team put together a 9-0 record to be the only...
Catching flounder in Lewes
10 months ago
Mike Bowman recently submitted this photograph of his grandfather Clarence Klepper of Lebanon, Pa...
Dewey Beach: A Way of Life in 1940s
10 months ago
The Dewey Beach way of life in the 1940s was likely much different from how it is today, 75-plus...
Bottle & Cork has been rockin’ since 1936
10 months ago
The Bottle & Cork is one of the establishments synonymous with Dewey Beach; after all, it...
Family fishing trip at Indian River Inlet
10 months ago
Fishing trips out of the Indian River Inlet area have been happening for many decades. In this...
Getting a cone in Lewes in the 1960s
10 months ago
There are few summer pastimes better than getting an ice cream cone on a hot and humid evening. The...
Seeking thrills at Delaware State Fair
11 months ago
The 2024 edition of the Delaware State Fair began July 18 and runs through Saturday, July 27, in...
Sketching the Boardwalk in 1991
11 months ago
The benches along the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk have long provided a place to rest while companions...
Funland is a staple of Rehoboth Beach
11 months ago
Funland has been the source of lasting memories for thousands of families visiting Rehoboth Beach...
Fourth of July traffic in 1996
11 months ago
One thing all Cape Region residents have become accustomed to is traffic. With the continued growth...
Rehoboth’s Belhaven Hotel in 1920s
1 year ago
The Belhaven Hotel was once one of Rehoboth Beach’s premier hotels. Located at Rehoboth Avenue and...
Lewes’ almost forgotten Kings Highway businesses
1 year ago
The stretch of Kings Highway between the library and the Zwaanendael Museum is full of beautiful...
Sea Air from the air in 1960s
1 year ago
Back in the 1960s, the stretch of Route 1 (then Route 14) wasn’t much but farm fields. To see what...
Visitors welcome at Rehoboth Laundry in 1936
1 year ago
When this picture was taken in 1936, Rehoboth Laundry was a thriving business – among many of its...
Indian River Yacht Basin in 1940s
1 year ago
The Indian River Inlet area has been a popular destination for a long time. This postcard from the...
Docking in downtown Milton
1 year ago
With Memorial Day weekend looming, boating season is upon us. In Milton, docks in the center of...
Lewes Little League barbecue in 1994
1 year ago
This photograph was recently found on a film roll in the Cape Gazette archives. It shows a Lewes...
Milton looks like Mayberry
1 year ago
The residents of Milton often refer to their town as Mayberry, a nod to the simpler, slower setting...
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