Cape Henlopen Station Site
Lewes, DE
Also known as Cape Henlopen
The Cape Henlopen Station Site site was established in 1876
Station closed in 1937. 1876 station house was destroyed when the site was washed away ca. 1940. Site underwater.
Station Site Notes:
1874 arrangements made for erection; 1875 in the process of construction, to be completed by Jan 1, 1876; 1884 enlargement and improvements?; 1885 completed? (USLSS Annual Reports). A new site was acquired in 1897. Discontinued in 1937 (USCG Historian's Website).
Buildings at this Station Site
There are no surviving station houses at this site.