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St. George’s AME Church
302-645-5413
317 Park Avenue, Lewes
Built in 1883, this is the second building on the site. Church members, influenced by Richard Allen, who would become the first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, organized their first church.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
302-645-8479
www.stpeterslewes.org
211 Mulberry Street, Lewes
Saint Peters is one of the oldest congregations in the state of Delaware, established in 1681.
Treasures of the Sea Exhibit
302-259-6150
www.treasuresofthesea.org
DE Technical and Community College
Jack F. Owens Campus, Stephen J. Betze Library Building 21179 College Drive, Georgetown
Artifacts from the 1622 Spanish shipwreck
of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha, including cannons, gold and silver bars and coins, jewelry, weaponry, and religious objects.
World War II Observation Towers
15099 Cape Henlopen Drive, Lewes
One of the tall World War II-era concrete observation towers familiar along Delaware’s coast. From the top, you can see much of the area’s Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean coastline, and on a clear day, Cape May, New Jersey.
Zwaanendael Museum
302-645-1148
www.history.delaware.gov
102 Kings Highway, Lewes
Exhibits depict the history of Sussex County. The museum building is adapted from the old town hall in Hoorn, Holland. It was built in 1931 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the first European settlement in Delaware.
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Milton’s Historic District
302-684-1010
www.historicmilton.org
210 Union Street, Milton
Milton’s historic district contains 188 buildings listed on the National Register, including the former Delaware Governor’s home. Governor’s Day is celebrated in September with a selection of homes open to the public.
Nanticoke Indian Museum
302-945-7022
www.nanticokeindians.org
27073 John J Williams Highway, Millsboro
The museum features artifacts and exhibits of the Delaware Nanticoke Indian Tribe with an extensive Native American library.
Nutter D. Marvel Carriage Museum
302-855-9660 Call for Hours
510 South Bedford Street, Georgetown
The museum includes a collection of historic buildings and horse-drawn carriages. The most priceless aspect of the museum are
the thousands of photographs, newspaper clippings, books, and other memorabilia about Georgetown.
The collection includes two-barrel roof barns, a 100-year-old church, a one-room schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop, two old railroad freight buildings, a dining room with kitchen, storage buildings, and an office.
The museum was the life’s love of Nutter D. Marvel, local entrepreneur, horseman, and legislator, until his passing in 1988. It was gifted in 1992 to the Town of Georgetown by his grandchildren to preserve his legacy and as a depository of the Town’s history.
Prince George’s Chapel
302-732-6835
dagsboro.delaware.gov
101 Chapel Lane, Dagsboro
This restored 18th-century Anglican Church was named for the infant Prince George of England. It now serves as a museum.
Rehoboth Beach Museum
302-227-7310
www.rehobothbeachmuseum.org
511 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach
The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society opened this museum in 2007, in the Old Ice House. It showcases post -1891 collections of Rehoboth Beach archives, photographs, and memorabilia.
Rehoboth Railroad Station Visitors Center
302-227-6446
501 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach
The recently restored building is home to the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Visitors Center. You’ll find plenty of maps, brochures, and information about local events and facilities.
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