Lewes and Rehoboth Canal
The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a canal in Sussex County, Delaware, which connects the Broadkill River and the Delaware Bay to Rehoboth Bay. It forms a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway.Photo: Dough4872, Public domain.
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in Delaware, United States of America
- Also known as: “Bloemaerts Creek”, “Blommers Creek”, “Hoere-kil”, “Hoeren-Kil”, “Hoorkil”, “Horekill”, “Horn Kil”, “Horn Kill”, “Lewes - Rehoboth Canal”, “Lewes & Rehoboth Canal”, “Lewes Creek”, “Lewes River”, “Lewes-Rehoboth Canal”, “Lewis Creek”, and “Whoore Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zwaanendael Museum and United States lightship Overfalls.
Zwaanendael Museum
Museum
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
In Lewes, Delaware the Zwaanendael Museum was created to honor the 300th anniversary of Delaware's first European settlement, Zwaanendael, founded 1631. Zwaanendael Museum is situated 2 miles northwest of Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.
United States lightship Overfalls
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lightship Overfalls was the last lightvessel constructed for the United States Lighthouse Service before the Service became part of the United States Coast Guard. She is currently preserved in Lewes, Delaware as a museum ship. United States lightship Overfalls is situated 2 miles northwest of Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.
Beebe Healthcare
Hospital
Beebe Healthcare is a healthcare system serving Sussex County in southern Delaware in the United States. Its primary facility is Beebe Medical Center, a hospital in Lewes. Beebe Healthcare is situated 2 miles northwest of Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lewes and North Shores.
Lewes
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Lewes is a city in Delaware along the Delaware Bay in Sussex County near the Atlantic Ocean. It offers the visitor several beaches and historical sites.
North Shores
Quarter
North Shores is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. North Shores is located along the Atlantic Ocean north of Henlopen Acres and Rehoboth Beach and south of Cape Henlopen State Park. North Shores is situated 2 miles southeast of Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.
Carpenters Corner
Locality
Carpenters Corner, Delaware is a village two miles south of Lewes and four miles northwest of Rehoboth Beach in Sussex County, at. The village is located on Delaware Route 1, and is named for two prosperous dairy farmers. Carpenters Corner is situated 2½ miles southwest of Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.
Lewes and Rehoboth Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Lewes and Rehoboth Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lewes and Rehoboth Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة لويس وريحوبوث”
Localities in the Area
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