We are more than gorgeous towns with beaches and State parks; we are rich in history.  The Cape Henlopen Lighthouse once stood on the north side of the Great Dune in Lewes.  It was first lit in 1769, but during the American Revolution it was almost completely destroyed by the British.  Fifteen years later, it was reconstructed until winds started to ebb away at the sand dune on which it was perched.  Measures were then taken to try to prevent the total loss of the tower.

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Unfortunately, all actions to protect the lighthouse failed and in April 1926, a storm undermined the tower, causing most of it to fall seaward.  Over the next several years, residents were permitted to collect the remaining stones.  One family used the fragments to construct a double-sided fireplace in their home in Rehoboth Beach.

A replica of the Cape Henlopen Lighthouse was built in 2004 and erected in the middle of the roundabout on Rehoboth Avenue/Delaware Rt. 1A. (Source: Wikipedia)

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