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Sussex County has many museums and historic sites documenting the area’s rich history and culture.
Bethany Beach Museum
302-539-8011
www.townofbethanybeach.com
In the foyer of the Town Hall at the Intersection of Garfield Parkway and Route 1, Bethany Beach
The museum hosts a collection representing the history of Bethany Beach from 1901 through today. Located in the Bethany Beach Town Hall.
Chief Little Owl
302-539-8011
www.townofbethanybeach.com
Intersection of Garfield Parkway and Route 1, Bethany Beach This 24-foot totem pole is named in honor of a chief of the Delaware’s native Nanticoke Indians. It was carved by Peter Toth and has been a work in progress since 1976.
DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum
888-743-5524 or 302-539-9366
www.discoversea.com
708 Coastal Highway, Fenwick Island
This shipwreck museum has hundreds of historic artifacts recovered from Delmarva’s shipwrecks and colonial past.
Fenwick Island Lighthouse
302-436-8100
fenwickislandlighthouse.org
146th Street, Fenwick Island
The number of wrecks near the shoals, six
9 miles east of Fenwick, resulted in Congress authorizing construction of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse in 1858.
Fisher-Martin House
877-465-3937
www.leweschamber.com
120 Kings Highway, Lewes
Now home to the Lewes Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau’s Information Center, this gambrel-roofed house from 1730, was moved from the country at Coolspring
in 1980 as part of the 350th anniversary celebration of the first European settlement. The house also offers an award-winning herb garden for nature lovers.
Fort Miles Museum
302-645-0753
www.fortmilesha.org
Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes
Fort Miles is home to the 261st Coast Artillery. Built in 1941, it was one of the largest and most heavily armed coastal fortifications ever built in the U.S.
Indian River Life-Saving Station Museum 302-227-6991
www.destateparks.com
25039 Coastal Highway, Near Indian River Inlet
The only standing life-saving station in its original location on the East Coast. Built
in 1876, the building was used as a station for “surfmen” who rescued sailors and passengers in distress.
Lewes Historical Society
302-645-7670
www.historiclewes.org
110 Shipcarpenter Street, Lewes
Walking tours of the historic complex
begin at the Hiram Rodney Burton
House on Shipcarpenter Street at Second Street. Guided tours, special educational programming, audio tours, trolley tours, and cemetery tours are available.
Lightship Overfalls
302-644-8050
www.overfalls.org
219 Pilottown Road, Lewes
Built in Maine in 1938, the Overfalls is one of the last surviving U.S. Lighthouse Service floating lightships. Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation volunteers have restored the entire ship, inside and out.
Milton Historical Society
302-684-1010
www.historicmilton.org
210 Union Street, Milton
Milton Historical Society preserves the history of Milton and Broadkill Hundred through text panels and selected artifacts. Exhibits change regularly, so view their website for updates.
Fenwick Island Lighthouse
Photo courtesy of Lee Cannon
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