Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred in Rehoboth Beach in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rehoboth Beach Patrol

Photographed by Pete Skillman, September 23, 2025

1. Rehoboth Beach Patrol Marker

Inscription.
The Rehoboth Beach Patrol (RBP), founded in 1921 by Benjamin F. Shaw and the American Red Cross, has overseen the safeguard of the 2-mile area of beach within the corporate city limits of Rehoboth. The RBP has performed a multitude of actions including medical aid, rescues, beach evacuations, and returning lost children. In 1977, the RBP Lifeguard Olympics began, with lifeguards from Delaware and surrounding states competing in swimming. running, and rescue events. The Junior Lifeguard Program, since 1997, has introduced children to water safety, first aid, and surf techniques to promote ocean-safety awareness and lifeguard skills.

Erected 2025 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-286.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 38° 43.053′ N, 75° 4.597′ W. Marker is in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred. It is on Baltimore Avenue, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10000 Baltimore Ave, Rehoboth Beach DE 19971, 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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tommy Coveleski (within shouting distance of this marker); Surf Safety Line (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); City of Rehoboth Beach (about 400 feet away); The Bandstand (about 400 feet away); Giovanni Da Verrazzano (about 600 feet away); Funland (approx. 0.2 miles away); Village Improvement Association (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rehoboth Beach.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Ocean Facts (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. While the marker itself shows a date of 2021, the marker was not actually installed until August 5, 2025.

Also see . . . Unveiling of New State Historical Marker Honoring Rehoboth Beach Patrol. Press release about the unveiling ceremony for this marker.

On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., that legacy will be officially recognized with the unveiling of a new State of Delaware Historical Marker at the Rehoboth Beach Patrol Building.

(Submitted on September 24, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Rehoboth Beach Patrol Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, September 23, 2025

2. Rehoboth Beach Patrol Marker - wide view

The Rehoboth Beach Patrol Headquarters building is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 48 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.