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Coastal Heritage Greenway Auto Tour

The Coastal Heritage Greenway Auto Tour highlights the cultural and natural resources of Delaware’s coast. From Fox Point to Cape Henlopen, this booklet allows you to explore the history of Delaware’s coastal towns and villages and the plant and animal life of the coastal wetlands.

Prison Camp Trail: Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island

This trail brochure will guide visitors to Fort Delaware along a 3/4-mile Prison Camp Trail through Civil War prison grounds. Along this trail, visitors will have the opportunity to view the human side of this military facility turned prison.

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Mispillion Greenway
Walking Trail and Tour

The walking tour leads you through historical parts of this former mill town that straddles the boundary between Kent and Sussex Counties.
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Fort DuPont: Defending the Delaware Trail Guide

This trail brochure will guide visitors to Fort DuPont State Park along a one-mile trail where they will be able to see the remains of the three major periods of coastal fortification, dating from the Civil War to the First World War.

The Historic Homes of Port Penn Village Walk

This trail brochure highlights the important historic buildings of Port Penn, interpreting the village's history through its architecture. When walking along this route, please keep in mind that the houses along this tour are private residences.

St. Jones River Trail Guide

This trail brochure guides visitors along a two-mile trail that passes through marsh, woodlands, and farmlands, focusing on the historical interaction of people and their environment.

The Pinelands Trail: Shifting Landscapes at Cape Henlopen State Park

This trail booklet will guide visitors to Cape Henlopen State Park through a living example of natural and man-made change in a maritime forest. Along this trail, visitors will travel through an ever-changing environment of old bogs, drained wetlands, and maturing pine woods.

 

 


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