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The Queen Anne's Railroad was a railroad that ran between Love Point, Maryland, and Lewes, Delaware during the late 19th and early 20th Century. It connected to Baltimore via ferry across the Chesapeake Bay, to Cape May, New Jersey via a ferry across the Delaware Bay and to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware via another railroad.
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 Stevensville Train Depot as it appears today. Approval was given in 1894 by the Maryland Legislature to Queen Anne's Railroad Company to build a railroad connecting Queenstown with Lewes, Delaware. The line was extended 13 miles to Love Point in 1902, and the Stevensville Train Depot was constructed.
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 ...
Lewes in Bloom is an organization that promotes and maintains the beauty of Historic Lewes. Lewes in Bloom won America in Bloom's contest in 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2015 for cities with population under 5,000. In 2012 and 2015 Lewes in Bloom was honored in the AIB “Circle of Champions”. [34]
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Shipcarpenter Square is an historic residential neighborhood located in Lewes, Delaware.The neighborhood has well-preserved Colonial and Victorian-era houses, said to provide a bucolic setting and charm to the seaside community while preserving the architectural heritage of the region.