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Cape Henlopen State Park

Cape Henlopen State Park is located in Lewes, Delaware. It is on the point where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. The park offers a unique combination of a coastal environment encompassing ocean and bay beaches, maritime forests and tidal salt marshes, with cultural history in the form of Fort Miles. The fort was a United States Army World War II installation. It was built to protect domestic shipping and the vital centres of Philadelphia and Wilmington from potential German enemy fire. Continue reading Cape Henlopen State Park