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The Maryland and Delaware Coast Railroad (M&DCR) was a locally organized railroad created to preserve passenger rail on the West Denton to Lewes branch on April 16, 1924. [25] In 1931 their "gasoline car" was destroyed and they ended passenger rail; freight service continued, but they went bankrupt and were foreclosed on in 1932.
The Lewes Transit Center features a bus loop that buses pull into, to pick up and drop off passengers. Located south of the bus stop is a park and ride lot with 248 parking spaces along with an indoor passenger facility featuring seating, restrooms, a ticket sales office, and monitors displaying real-time bus information.
Fisher House (White Meadow Farm) March 24, 1971 (#71000234) April 9, 1981: 120 King's Highway: Lewes: Now located on King's Highway in Zwaanendael Park in Lewes as the Lewes Chamber of Commerce Building.
The old Lewes-Rehoboth Canal bridge, and the date stone from the west abutment, are on permanent display along the Lewes-Georgetown Trail at American Legion Road in Lewes. The bridge was a hand-cranked swing bridge that was originally built in 1869 and modernized by PRR in 1916. The bridge was reconstructed in 1997.
The Denton, Maryland to Lewes section was purchased by the Maryland & Delaware Coast Railway, but with the decline of the locomotive as vehicle traffic increased, the line was again scheduled to be abandoned in 1931. The state of Delaware eventually purchased the portion of the line from Ellendale to Milton to maintain a freight link, making ...
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Other notable buildings include St. Peter's Episcopal Church, the Ellis Marine Complex, Cannonball House, Governor Ebe W. Tunnell House, Walsh Building, Zwaanendael Museum (1932), Cornelius Burton House, Lewes Historical Society enclave, and the De Wolf Houses. The contributing sites include the site of an 18th-century fort and the 1812 Park.
The property is 11 acres (4.5 ha) in area and is located 2 city blocks from the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal and less than a mile from the seashore, making it close to the Lewes town center. [ 4 ] The adjacent Lewes Historical Society's campus includes various buildings of historical significance that were relocated from elsewhere in Delaware to ...