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Consider this your guide to a frightfully delightful holiday season, with everything from costume tips and discount intel to roundups of Delaware events and much, much more.
As a result of its reduced importance, the light was officially discontinued in 1996. In 1999, the light's ownership was transferred to the State of Delaware. The lighthouse was eventually leased to the Delaware River & Bay Authority, the bi-state group that manages ferries and airports for Delaware and New Jersey.
Museum Ship in Lewes, Delaware: General characteristics; Type: Lightvessel: Displacement: 412 short tons (374 t) Length: 114 ft 9 in (34.98 m) Beam: 26 ft (7.9 m) Draft: 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) Installed power: Cooper-Bessemer 8 cylinder air-start Diesel engine, 400 bhp (300 kW) Propulsion: Single shaft, reduction gear, 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) propeller ...
The Lewes terminal of the Cape May–Lewes Ferry. Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) passes just outside city limits at Five Points where DE 1, U.S. Route 9 (US 9), DE 404, DE 23 and DE 1D (Plantation Road) intersect. There are three main arterial roads that connect Lewes to DE 1: New Road, Savannah Road (US 9 Business) and King's
This light was erected in 1881 to form a range to guide ships around Cape Henlopen and into the relatively sheltered area behind it, which was also protected by the Delaware Breakwater. [2] A typical skeletal tower of the period was constructed near Lewes on the shore of Delaware Bay and equipped with a third order Fresnel lens. [2]
9 miles southwest of Lewes on Delaware Route 5 38°41′08″N 75°13′09″W / 38.685556°N 75.219167°W / 38.685556; -75.219167 ( St. George's Chapel Lewes
Also in 1999, the Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation began working for its restoration. In 2001 the Coast Guard repaired the docking platform and ladders to improve safety of access to the building. In April 2002, the Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation, a non-profit, volunteer organization, signed a lease to manage the ...
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library. This list of museums in Delaware contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.