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1954 Map of Rehoboth Beach

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Rehoboth Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Rehoboth Beach serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey, showing the coastal community's layout from the Boardwalk and Rehoboth Ave to the Rehoboth Sta and High Sch. The landscape is defined by the narrow strip of land between the Atlantic Ocean and Rehoboth Bay, where freshwater lakes like Lake Gerar, Silver Lake, and Lake Comegys sit just inland from the Sand Dunes.

To the south, the map documents a heavy military presence along the coast with the U. S. Military Reservation and the North Antiaircraft Firing Range. This era captures the transition of the shoreline from the established grid of the town center toward the newer developments at Henlopen Acres and Dewey Beach. Local landmarks such as the Rehoboth Airfield and the Henlopen Acres Yacht Basin illustrate the recreational and transportation infrastructure of the 1950s Delaware coast.