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1948 Map of Rehoboth Beach

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Rehoboth Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Rehoboth Beach sits at a transitional moment in the late 1940s, showing the early density of its street grid alongside the wide, undeveloped Sand Dunes stretching south toward Rehoboth Bay. The town is bordered by Lake Gerar to the north and Silver Lake to the south, the latter of which serves as a landmark for the Rehoboth State Bird and Game Refuge. The presence of the Pennsylvania (Delmarva Division) railroad and the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal underscores the vital transport infrastructure that linked these coastal resorts to inland commerce.

Further south, Dewey Beach appears as a narrow strip of development near the Rehoboth Beach Coast Guard Sta. Away from the oceanfront, the landscape is defined by family-named landmarks and rural outposts like the Ella Dodds House, Lingo Log, and Massey Log. These names, coupled with features like Holland Neck and Johnson Neck, provide a clear record of the region’s agricultural and maritime genealogy before the mid-century expansion of residential tourism.