City of Rehoboth Beach

On January 27, 1873, the “Rehoboth Beach Camp

meeting Association of the Methodist Episcopal

Church” was incorporated by the Delaware

legislature for the purpose of establishing

“a permanent camp meeting ground and Christian

sea-side resort.” With coming of the railroad ...

First Bridgeport Courthouse

Located near this site was the first courthouse in the town of Bridgeport. Previously, the county courthouse was in Aurora (the county seat established in 1861) However, a state boundary survey completed in 1863 determined that town was actually in ...

Revolutionary War Soldiers in Mt. Hebron Cemetery

Lutheran Mt. Hebron German Reformed

Cemeteries

The following soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War are buried within this enclosure:

Major-General Daniel Morgan

Major-General John Smith

Brigadier-General James Singleton

Brigadier-General Daniel Roberdeau

Colonel Henry Beatty

Colonel Charles A. Magill

Major Peter Helphinstine

Major Josiah Massie

Captain William Ball

Captain Michael Coyle

Captain Basil ...

The Holbrooke Hotel

The present bar of the hotel has been in continuous operation since 1852, when it was known as the Golden Gate Saloon. The wooden building had a back extension known as the Exchange Hotel and offered food and lodging by ...

Simpson Creek Covered Bridge

A. S. Hugill built 75' long by 14' wide multiple king-post truss bridge in 1881 for $1483 on land of John Lowe. Survived great flood of 1888 but was washed away from original site 1/2 miles upstream in 1899.

Marker is ...

Bridgeport Bridge

"Wood’s Crossing"

Bridgeport Bridge, or “Wood’s Crossing”, is the longest single span covered bridge in existence. Used since 1862, built by David I. Wood. This plaque is dedicated to those pioneer Americans who came to California in search of a new ...

Sweet Briar College

Chartered 1901

This liberal arts college for women, opened in 1906, granted its first Bachelor of Arts degrees in 1910. Estbalished under the will of Indiana Fletcher Williams as a memorial to her only daughter, Daisy, the college is located on ...

Forge Bridge

The site of Forge Bridge over the Chickahominy River is located about a mile south of here. On 14 June 1862, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart and his cavalry brigade crossed there on their famous ride around Maj. Gen. ...

The Lincoln Marriage Cabin

The marriage of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks took place on the Beechland property of Nancy’s uncle, Richard Berry Sr., in Washington County, about twenty-five miles southwest of here, on June 12, 1806. The ceremony was presided over by the ...

Green Sergeant's Bridge

This is the last public covered bridge in New Jersey. It was erected in 1872 on abutments dating back to colonial times. Damaged in 1960, the superstructure of this bridge was completely dismantled and removed to make way for a ...