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Beach Plum Island Nature Preserve
Beach Plum Island Nature Preserve is the only publicly owned wild beach in Delaware incorporating both dune and marsh habitat. Great fishing destination.
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Beach Plum Island Nature Preserve is the only publicly owned wild beach in Delaware incorporating both dune and marsh habitat. Great fishing destination.
Stretches 8 miles along Delaware Bay and covers 16,251 acres. A rich habitat for wildlife and birdlife in an area made up of diverse habitats.
The Amstel House is one of the few surviving authentic colonial 1730’s mansions of New Castle. The home was owned by one of the wealthiest local men of the era, Dr. John Finney.
Early childhood home of John Dickinson who is known as the “Penman of the Revolution.” Features tours and information on main house and slave quarters.
Explore this old school house that’s been converted into a museum. Get glimpse into village life in an economy tied to the resources of the Delaware River.
The trail includes a boardwalk and an actual “Floating Fishing Cabin,” used by fishermen of Port Penn in the recent past.
The St. Jones Reserve Visitor Center provides hiking trails, interactive activities and exhibits, restoration demonstration areas and a variety of programs.
Explore this small, family cemetery dating from the late 1700’s. You’ll see the final resting place of many of Port Penn’s founding families.
The Ted Harvey Conservation Area consists of four large land tracts totaling almost 2,700 acres near the historic state capital of Dover.
Beautiful tidal salt marsh that you can view up close via an accessible boardwalk – an excellent example of the salt marshes along Delaware’s 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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