Why We Live Here . . . Rehoboth Beach

Why We Live Here . . . Rehoboth Beach

Rehoboth Beach— A popular regional vacation destination, its seasonal population expands to over 25,000 within the city limits and thousands more in the surrounding area in the summer.

Human beings probably inhabited the area of Rehoboth Beach as long ago as 10,000 BC.  At that time, sea levels were lower, and the Atlantic Coast lay about 30 miles farther east than it does today.

The city was founded in 1873 as the Rehoboth Beach Camp Meeting Association as a site for Methodist camp meetings.  In 1891, the location was incorporated by the Delaware General Assembly as “Henlopen City”, shortly after which it was renamed to Rehoboth Beach.

The town has several festivals including the Sea Witch Festival, the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival and the Rehoboth Beach Autumn Jazz Festival every year.

Reader’s Digest named the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk as “Best of America”.  Additionally, AARP has named Rehoboth Beach as one of five dream towns as “Best Places to Retire“.

Along with the neighboring coastal cities of Lewes, Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach, Rehoboth Beach is one of the principal cities of Delaware’s rapidly growing Cape Region(Wikipedia)

 

“There’s nothing better than a beach vacation – except actually living at the Beach!  Contact Us and let us show you just how easy it is to make the beach your home!”

Photo Credits: This photo is of our own Angela Yerton’s grandparents, taken over 70 years ago.

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