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Damaged in 1920 by storms, it was replaced by the current structure in 1926. This light effectively replaced the 1767 Cape Henlopen Light, which was abandoned in 1924 and fell into the sea in 1926. [3] At certain places around the breakwater, the waters can be up to 70 feet deep to accommodate large ships that would anchor in the harbor.
Cape Henlopen State Park is a Delaware state park on 5,193 acres (2,102 ha) on Cape Henlopen in Sussex County, Delaware, in the United States. William Penn made the beaches of Cape Henlopen one of the first public lands established in what has become the United States in 1682 with the declaration that Cape Henlopen would be for "the usage of the citizens of Lewes and Sussex County."
In his second season, former NFL player and Neshaminy grad Mike Frederick has coached Cape Henlopen into its first state championship game since 1984. Gentle giant: Neshaminy grad Mike Frederick ...
Looking north from Herring Point. Cape Henlopen State Park is a 5,193 acre (21 km 2) Delaware state park on Cape Henlopen. William Penn made the beaches of Cape Henlopen one of the first public lands established in what has become the United States in 1682 with the declaration that Cape Henlopen would be for "the usage of the citizens of Lewes and Sussex County."
The MV Cape Henlopen and MV Cape May supplemented the first three vessels during the 1980's. The MV Twin Capes was decommissioned in 2014 and the MV Cape May decommissioned in 2010 leaving the MV Delaware, MV New Jersey and MV Cape Henlopen in operation. Each vessel consists of an open car deck situated atop a hull that is low to the water.
Rehoboth Beach is located in the Cape Henlopen School District. [82] The Rehoboth School District was consolidated into the Cape Henlopen district in 1969. [83] Rehoboth Beach is zoned to Rehoboth Elementary School. [84] It is on a 25-acre (10 ha) plot of land. [85] The current building was to open in 2019. [86]
Wetlands seen along Canary Creek near Lewes.. The Cape Region is situated on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.A large portion of the region is low-lying Southern swamps and wetlands, notably found in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Henlopen State Park, and along Delaware Route 1 within Delaware Seashore State Park.
Battery Smith originally housed the two 16-inch (406 mm) guns and is in use by Cape Henlopen State Park for storage. A 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun formerly on USS Missouri (BB-63) has been remounted at Fort Miles as a commemorative display; as of December 2018 part of the wreckage from USS Arizona (BB-39) was planned to be added. [ 28 ]