Lewes Historic District in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lewes-Rehoboth Canal

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 3, 2013

1. Lewes-Rehoboth Canal Marker

Inscription. The Lewes-Rehoboth Canal connecting Rehoboth Bay and Delaware Bay was authorized by the U.S. River and Harbor Act of 1912. Initially, the canal was envisioned as a means of access to the sea for farmers and saw mills along the Indian River and Bay. Consent to aquire land for construction was granted to the U.S. government by the Delaware state legislature in 1913. Construction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was completed in 1927. Today, this feeder route to the Inter-coastal Waterway is used by commercial and pleasure boats and provides access for pilot boats to guide ocean-going vessels up the Delaware Bay to the major ports of Wilmington and Philadelphia.

Erected by Delmarva Chapter 56, International Right-of-Way Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 38° 46.537′ N, 75° 8.285′ W. Marker is in Lewes, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in the Lewes Historic District. It can be reached from Front Street (Delaware Route 267) 0 miles north of Savannah Road. Marker is at the northeast corner of the public parking lot for 1812 Park - off Front Street, northwest of East Savannah Road - at the south end of the

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Lewes-Rehoboth Canal Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lewes DE 19958, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Delaware’s Beaches.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Otis H. Smith City Dock (within shouting distance of this marker); The War of 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bombardment of Lewes (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Bombardment of Lewes (within shouting distance of this marker); The Cannonball House (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named The Cannonball House (about 400 feet away); The Explorations of Giovanni da Verrazzano (about 400 feet away); Last Lewes Pilot Skiff (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewes.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Bombardment of Lewes (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, May 14, 2009

2. Lewes-Rehoboth Canal Marker

Lewes-Rehoboth Canal Marker, near Savannah Road Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2010

3. Lewes-Rehoboth Canal Marker, near Savannah Road Bridge

Lewes-Rehoboth Canal Marker at the base of the Savannah Road Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 3, 2013

4. Lewes-Rehoboth Canal Marker at the base of the Savannah Road Bridge

Lewes-Rehoboth Canal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 3, 2013

5. Lewes-Rehoboth Canal

Looking north from the Savannah Road Bridge

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, May 14, 2009

6. Lewes-Rehoboth Canal

viewed from the south bank near the marker.

Savannah Road Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 3, 2013

7. Savannah Road Bridge

Over the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal

Savannah Road Bridge Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 3, 2013

8. Savannah Road Bridge Plaque

Savannah Road Bridge
Department of Transportation
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Pierre S.duPont, IV, Governor
Kermit H. Justice, Secretary
Robert D. Bewick, Junior, Director
David W.Matsen Bridge Engineer
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Hardesty & Hanover, Consultants
George & Lynch Incorporated, contractor

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 3, 2013

9. In Memoriam

In Memoriam
John C. Sach
Construction Superintendent
Savannah Road Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,468 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 8, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 2. submitted on May 24, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3. submitted on October 18, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4, 5. submitted on February 8, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on May 24, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 7, 8, 9. submitted on February 8, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.