Historical Markers and War Memorials in Slaughter Beach, Delaware

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Slaughter Beach, Delaware

1 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Slaughter Beach — Birds — of the Marvel Saltmarsh Preserve — Abbot's Mill Nature Center —

Osprey In 2015, Abbott's Mill staff and Slaughter Beach community members erected the first Osprey platform and a pair now nest here every summer. A second platform was erected on the northern end of the Preserve in 2019. . . . — — Map (db m232904) HM

2 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Slaughter Beach — S-89 — Fort Saulsbury —

Constructed in 1917 as a coastal defense fortification of the U.S. Army. Names for Willard Saulsbury, U.S. Senator from Delaware 1859-1871. Two batteries were located within the fort, each with two 12-inch gun emplacements. The north battery was . . . — — Map (db m38634) HM

3 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Slaughter Beach — The Atlantic Horseshoe Crab — Limulus polyphemus — Backyard Stewardship Horseshoe Crab Sanctuary Program —

Welcome to Slaughter Beach Horseshoe Crab Sanctuary In April of 2004, the Town of Slaughter Beach and its residents voted to declare our town a Horseshoe Crab Sanctuary and to ban harvesting of horseshoe crabs from our beaches. We did . . . — — Map (db m232902) HM

4 ► Delaware, Sussex County, Slaughter Beach — The Memorial Vol. Fire Co. —

Founded in 1954 after a fire had destroyed a business on Bay Ave. Re-incorporated in 1958 and the original two bay station was constructed in the fall of 1959. Named the Memorial Fire Co. by the charter members in honor of those who have served our . . . — — Map (db m61501) HM WM

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