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.
Visit the Bowers Beach Museum and you’ll view artifacts of Bowers, the Delaware Bay and the watermen of the Delaware Bayshore Byway area.
You’ll find plenty of open space along the shoreline in Bowers Beach to simply relax in, or to enjoy recreational activities along the water.
This historic canal connecting the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays can be viewed from the Delaware Bayshore Byway. In Delaware City view an original lock.
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.
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.
Small park with playground, tennis court, and basketball court directly across from the Slaughter Beach Pavilion.
The St. Jones Reserve Visitor Center provides hiking trails, interactive activities and exhibits, restoration demonstration areas and a variety of programs.
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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