Historical Markers in Bowers

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Historical Markers in Bowers

1 ► Delaware, Kent County, Bowers, South Murderkill Hundred — 20 Tooth Oyster Dredge —

When dredging for oysters, two dredges were dragged from a schooner, one on each side. To dredge efficiently, an oysterman needed a sturdy vessel and able crew, a cook, and well-wrought dredges. Originally the crew would lower and raise the . . . — — Map (db m313011) HM

2 ► Delaware, Kent County, Bowers, South Murderkill Hundred — The Bayview Garage and General Store as it was on this site. —

Up until the 1950s, this was a garage and general store, serving the people of Bowers. Notice the two gas pumps in front of the garage, and if you look even closer you can see a model schooner that sat in the window until 1962, when it was lost . . . — — Map (db m315338) HM

3 ► Delaware, Kent County, Bowers, South Murderkill Hundred — KC-140 — Bowers Beach Maritime Museum —

The Bowers Beach Maritime Museum began in 1975, with informal displays in two rooms of an 1888 Main Street house once owned by boat captain Van Tozour and his wife, "Aunt Bess." The property became home to a growing collection of maritime . . . — — Map (db m313010) HM

4 ► Delaware, Kent County, Bowers, South Murderkill Hundred — KC-121 — Town of Bowers —

The Town of Bowers, Incorporated March 9, 1907, was established as an early settlement along the Delaware Bay. Named Whitwell’s Delight in 1675, the town was renamed Bowers in 1734. Bowers is nestled between the mouths of the St. Jones and . . . — — Map (db m100344) HM

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