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History Is in Reach of Our Beach

DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum The Lightship Overfalls Rehoboth Beach Museum
This museum contains one of the largest One of only 17 remaining lightships out Showcases collections of Rehoboth
collections of shipwreck and recovered of 179 built between 1820 and 1952, the Beach artifacts, photographs, and
artifacts in the Mid-Atlantic, offering Overfalls is a National Historic Landmark memorabilia through permanent
about 10,000 artifacts on display from as and one of only seven in the U.S. still open collections and rotating exhibits.
long ago as the 1500s, including cannons, to the public. 302-644-8050 | 302-227-7310 |
daggers, bottles of rum, gold chains, and www.overfalls.org www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org
more. 888-743-5524 |
www.discoversea.com

Lewes History Museum The Lewes Maritime History Trail Lydia B. Cannon Museum
Explore prehistoric peoples, colonial A 4.3-mile route that takes visitors to Features an overview of Milton history,
intrigue, and life in Lewes through 10 sites where the city’s maritime past beginning with the Native Americans
permanent exhibits. Children’s unfolds. Walk, bike, or drive. and showcasing Milton’s shipbuilding
interactive history area. 302-645-7670 | 302-645-7670 | www.historiclewes.org heritage. 302-684-2020 |
www.historiclewes.org www.historicmilton.org

Indian River Lifesaving Station Museum Governor Ross Mansion & Plantation Nutter D. Marvel Carriage Museum
& Gift Shop This 1859 mansion is one of the few Houses a collection of local historic
South of Dewey Beach, this oceanfront examples of Italian Renaissance structures, 20 antique horse-drawn
station was built in 1876 for use by the architecture on the East Coast. Includes carriages, antique telephones, and
U.S. Lifesaving Service, a government outbuildings such as a granary and slave significant photographs and memorabilia
organization created to respond to quarters. 302-628-9828 | from Sussex County. 302-855-9660 |
shipwrecks along the U.S. coastline. www.seafordhistoricalsociety.com www.georgetowndehistorical.org/
Lantern tours are one of the many popular museum.htm
programs offered at this site.
302-227-6991 | destateparks.com/
Centers/IRLifeSavingStation

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