1954 Map of Cape Henlopen
USGS Topo · Published 1979About this map
The coastal landscape of Cape Henlopen at the mouth of the Delaware Bay reflects a maritime economy built on navigation and rail transport. The city of Lewes serves as the focal point, where the Penn Central and Lewes and Rehoboth railroads terminate near the sheltered waters of Breakwater Harbor. This 1954 survey, with updates from 1972, reveals a shoreline fortified by breakwaters and marked by navigational infrastructure, including a Coast Guard Station, a Lighthouse, and multiple towers such as Tower No 8 and Tower No 4A. Beyond the industrial and residential corridors, the terrain shifts into the shifting Sand Dunes and the broad tidal flats of District No 10. The map also captures significant nautical hazards like the Hen and Chickens Shoal and The Shears, highlighting the complexity of the Harbor of Refuge for mid-century shipping.
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Editions of this 1954 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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