“Historic Cape Henlopen Lighthouse, on the Delaware Bay, two miles south of Lewes,” the Milford Chronicle reported On April 16, 1926, “crumbled and toppled into the sea shortly after noon on ...

On Nov. 17, 1777, Adair wrote, “Light House Burning.” He does not mention the British or any other cause for the fire at the lighthouse. Manthorpe noted that a study of the logbooks and other ...

The first lighthouse, Cape Henlopen Lighthouse, completed in 1769, was the sixth lighthouse built in the colonies. According to reports from the U.S. Coast Guard, on April 13, ...

The lighthouse is operational and the light and fog horn are powered with solar collectors. It was automated in 1973 but before that, a powerline went from the Cape Henlopen Point a 1/2-mile ...

For 162 years until it fell into the sea in 1926, the landmark Cape Henlopen, Del., lighthouse had warned mariners away from the treacherous shoals that surround the entrance to Delaware Bay.For ...

The Cape May Lighthouse is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through June and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July through October, with limited winter hours. Tickets Admission costs $12 for adults and $8 ...

To prepare for World War II spreading to America, the Great Dune at Cape Henlopen was bombed to perfect coastal defenses. Here's the amazing history. Skip to main content. 24/7 ...