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DE Agricultural Museum and Village
Museums &
Experience the rich history of the Dover-Milford area!
Historic Sites
Air Mobility Command Museum 302-677-5938 www.amcmuseum.org
1301 Heritage Rd., Dover Air Force Base
Open: Tuesday–Sunday 9am–4pm Vintage planes and artifacts reflecting airlift, air refueling,
and base history. See a D-Day veteran C-47, climb aboard a four-engine C-141A Starlifter, peer into the bomb bay of a B-17G Flying Fortress, and check out the museum’s newest addition the C-5A Galaxy.
Barratt’s Chapel and Museum
302-335-5544 www.barrattschapel.org
6362 Bay Rd., Frederica
Open: Wednesday 10am–2pm; Saturday 1:30pm–4:30pm
Built in 1780, it’s the oldest house of worship still standing in the United States built by Methodists. It is known as the “Cradle of Methodism,” because it is here that American Methodists first celebrated the sacraments at
9 Barratt’s in 1784, thus declaring their independence from the Church of England.
Bowers Beach
Maritime Museum
www.bowersbeach.delaware.gov
3357 Main St., North Bowers Beach, Frederica
Open: Saturday and Sunday 2pm–4pm After Memorial Day–Labor Day
Oyster harvesting and fishing industries of the past are highlighted in this small museum, as well as a collection of maritime curiosities from the Delaware River and Bay. Admission is free, but donations are accepted.
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 302-653-9345 www.fws.gov/refuge/Bom- bay_Hook/
2591 Whitehall Neck Rd., Smyrna
The Allee House at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is one
of the best-preserved examples
of an early brick farmhouse in Delaware. It stands today, as it has since 1753, overlooking expansive fields and marshes. This National Historic Register home features Flemish bond brickwork and fine interior wood paneling, with typical colonial furnishings.
Christ Church Dover
302-734-5731
www.christchurchdover.org
S. State St. and Water St., Dover
Call Ahead To Visit.
Built in 1734 this church’s cemetery features a monument to Delaware’s Caesar Rodney, signer of the Declaration of Independence. It’s also the burial site of many famous Delawareans.
Delaware
Agricultural
Museum and Village
302-734-1618
www.agriculturalmuseum.org
866 N. DuPont Hwy., Dover
Open: Tuesday–Saturday 10am–3pm; Closed Sunday and Monday
Preserving the agricultural heritage of the Delmarva Peninsula through exhibits that explore agriculture from artistic, scientific, and historic perspectives. The museum’s Loockerman Landing Village represents a typical rural community.
MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES