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6 MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
2018
Experience the rich history of the Dover-Milford area!
Air Mobility Command Museum
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Christ Church Dover
302-734-5731 www.christchurchdover.org
S. State St. & 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.dsmuseum.org
866 N. DuPont Hwy., Dover
Tuesday–Saturday 10am–2:45pm
Closed Sunday & Monday
Preserving the agricultural heritage of the Delmarva Peninsula through exhibits that explore agriculture from artistic, scientific, and historic perspectives. The museum's 1890s Loockerman Landing Village represents a typical rural community.
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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 Barratt's in 1784, thus declaring their independence from the Church of England.
Bowers Beach Maritime Museum
302-335-1556 www.bowersbeach.delaware.gov 3357 Main St., North Bowers Beach, Frederica Open: Saturday & 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/Bombay_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.
Delaware State Police Museum
302-739-7700 www.delawaretrooper.com 1425 N. DuPont Hwy., Dover
Open: Monday–Friday 9am–3pm
Third Saturday of each month 11am–3pm
The exhibit explores changes in the crime- fighting techniques and technology of the Delaware State Police from 1923 to the present. You can see uniforms, firearms, a 1946 Ford patrol car, two antique Harley Davidson motorcycles, a crime scene where visitors look for clues, and a 911 emergency call center.
Christ Episcopal Church, Dover
MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
DE State Police Museum