African Union Church Cemetery
Historic cemetery that served the residents of Polktown, one of the state’s earliest free black settlements. Includes graves of US Colored Troops veterans.
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Historic cemetery that served the residents of Polktown, one of the state’s earliest free black settlements. Includes graves of US Colored Troops veterans.
The Air Mobility Command Museum is a restored World War II hangar containing aircraft & artifacts reflecting history of Dover’s Air Force base and planes.
This historic canal connecting the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays can be viewed from the Delaware Bayshore Byway. In Delaware City view an original lock.
Constitution Park is a city park situated in the heart of historic Dover and commemorates Delaware’s ratification of the United States Constitution.
Through hands-on exhibits including a restored village, you will be educated, informed and immersed in this vital agriculture sector of Delaware’s economy.
Delaware’s first urban park. The park is surrounded by historic buildings and cultural sites, and features live events, reenactments, and local tours.
Situated on Pea Patch Island in the middle of the Delaware River, Fort Delaware was initially constructed in the mid-1800s to protect Wilmington and Philadelphia from enemy attack.
Fort DuPont is located near Delaware City and offers trails, military building and barracks, as well as picnic and boat launch facilities.
Historic Delaware attraction with pristine trails and waterways, a Visitor’s Center with a designated kids’ corner, live animals, and a working gristmill.
Delaware’s first permanent capitol building completed in 1791 on Dover’s historic Green. Tours are available to learn about its architecture and history.
Learn what life was like for enslaved and freed African Americans during the 1800’s through exhibits about slave life and African-American history.
One-room school house on Route 9 in Delaware viewable from the exterior. It will remind you of a simpler time in the history of the Delaware Bayshore.
Delaware Greenways extends its thanks to the Delaware Department of Transportation, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and Delaware Tourism Office for their generous support in the development of the Delaware Bayshore Byway website.
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