1937 Map of Cape Henlopen
USGS Topo · Published 1937About this map
Lewes serves as the focal point of this maritime landscape, where the waters of Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean converge. The strategic importance of the coast is evident in the cluster of navigational aids, including Cape Henlopen Light, Harbor of Refuge Light, and the distant Brandywine Shoal Light. Inland, the map reveals a late-transitioning economy as the Maryland Delaware and Virginia RR and the Pennsylvania RR connect coastal landings with small agricultural hamlets like Nassau and Overbrook. The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal cuts through the marshy terrain near Gordon Pond, illustrating early 20th-century efforts to manage the wetlands. For genealogists, the inclusion of sites like West Hill School and family-named junctions such as Wescoat Corners and Murray Corners provides a clear record of local settlement patterns prior to mid-century development.
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Editions of this 1937 Cape Henlopen Map
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Historical Maps of Lewes Through Time
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1918 Cape Henlopen
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1918 Cedar Creek
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1918 Rehoboth
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1919 Cedar Creek
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1937 Cape Henlopen
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1938 Cedar Creek
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1938 Rehoboth
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1943 Fairmount
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1944 Cape Henlopen
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1944 Cape Henlopen
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1944 Cedar Creek
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1944 Harbeson
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1944 Rehoboth
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1948 Fairmount
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1949 Mispillion River
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1954 Cape Henlopen
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1954 Fairmount
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1954 Trap Pond
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1955 Harbeson
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1955 Hickman
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1955 Mispillion River
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1955 Seaford East
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1955 Seaford West
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1955 Trap Pond
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1980 Cape Henlopen
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1980 Fairmount
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1984 Cape Henlopen
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1984 Fairmount
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1992 Harbeson
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1992 Seaford East
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1992 Seaford West
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1992 Trap Pond
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1993 Hickman
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1993 Mispillion River
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1997 Cape Henlopen
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2011 Cape Henlopen
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2011 Fairmount
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2011 Harbeson
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2011 Hickman
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2011 Mispillion River
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2011 Seaford East
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2011 Seaford West
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2011 Trap Pond
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2014 Cape Henlopen
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2014 Fairmount
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2014 Harbeson
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2014 Hickman
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2014 Mispillion River
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2014 Seaford East
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2014 Seaford West
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2014 Trap Pond
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2016 Cape Henlopen
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2016 Fairmount
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2016 Harbeson
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2016 Hickman
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2016 Mispillion River
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2016 Seaford East
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2016 Seaford West
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2016 Trap Pond
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2019 Cape Henlopen
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2019 Fairmount
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2019 Harbeson
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2019 Hickman
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2019 Mispillion River
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2019 Seaford East
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2019 Seaford West
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2019 Trap Pond
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2023 Cape Henlopen
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2023 Fairmount
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2023 Harbeson
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2023 Hickman
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2023 Mispillion River
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2023 Seaford East
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2023 Seaford West
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2023 Trap Pond
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