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The Harbor of Refuge Light (originally Harbor of Refuge West End Light, though its east end counterpart has been long since discontinued) is a lighthouse built on the ocean end of the outer Delaware Breakwater at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, just off Cape Henlopen.
The Delaware Breakwater is a set of breakwaters east of Lewes, Delaware on Cape Henlopen that form Lewes Harbor. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976. The original 1,700-foot (520 m) and 2,800-foot (850 m) breakwaters were built in 1828. [ 1 ]
The Lewes Coast Guard Station now functions as the Delaware River pilot's station. The station is a 2.5-story balloon-framed building, built in 1938 in Colonial Revival style. The principal facade faces the harbor with an enclosed porch supported by paired Tuscan columns. Shingle siding covers the station.
View of Fort Miles from Tower 7, which was one of the many fire control towers. Restored World War II observation tower. 12-inch (305 mm) gun at Battery 519. 16-inch (406 mm) gun at Fort Miles in 2015. 8-inch (203 mm) railway gun converted to 9.12-inch (232 mm) experimental gun.
The Lewes terminal of the Cape May–Lewes Ferry. Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) passes just outside city limits at Five Points where DE 1, U.S. Route 9 (US 9), DE 404, DE 23 and DE 1D (Plantation Road) intersect. There are three main arterial roads that connect Lewes to DE 1: New Road, Savannah Road (US 9 Business) and King's
Fruitcake. Step one of a fruitcake is soaking pounds of dried fruit until it's plump and filled with bourbon. That takes up to 12 hours. Step two is simple: making and baking the loaves.
Shoaling at Cape Henlopen gradually reduced the significance of the light and the Harbor of Refuge Light began to serve mariners in a more practical way at its location on the outer breakwater, much closer to the mouth of the Delaware Bay. As a result of its reduced importance, the light was officially discontinued in 1996.