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Shipcarpenters and Seamen Memorial

 
 
Shipcarpenters and Seamen Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Pete Skillman, April 17, 2024
1. Shipcarpenters and Seamen Memorial Marker
Inscription. In memory of the skilled shipcarpenters and gallant seamen who built and sailed the wooden schooners and rams of Lewisville now Bethel, Delaware
 
Erected 1975 by Town of Bethel and The Bethel Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceWaterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 38° 34.223′ N, 75° 37.168′ W. Marker is in Bethel, Delaware, in Sussex County. Marker is on Main Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7749 Main St, Bethel DE 19931, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Town of Bethel (here, next to this marker); Sailor's Bethel Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Bethel Shipyard (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bethel Community House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Portsville United Methodist Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Paul Laurence Dunbar School (approx. 2.3 miles away); Mount Zion United Methodist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); 709 West Street (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethel.
 
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Shipcarpenters and Seamen Memorial wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Pete Skillman, April 17, 2024
2. Shipcarpenters and Seamen Memorial wide view
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 41 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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