Name: Hagley Museum Trail System
Zipcode: 19807

Info: 9:30
Newcastle
The Hagley Museum Trail is rich in American Industrial Revolution history. The du Pont’s founded their empire on this site, as a gunpowder manufacturer, in 1802. As the birthplace of the DuPont Company, the museum trail commemorates Delaware’s historical contribution to industry and technology. Overlooking the scenic Brandywine River, the outdoor museum trail demonstrates early American industry at its most innovative. The paved and semi-paved walking trails guide patrons through the ruins of the original black powder mills as well as beatifully restored duPont family homes. The museum trail also boasts gift shops, a restaurant and fascinating indoor museum exhibits. Whether explored as an all day event or just an afternoon tour, the Hagley Museum Trail is an educational journey into American history enjoyable for the entire family.
From Rt. 202 west on Route 141


Facilities: Historical site(s)
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Features: Archeo/paleo/historical

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Name: Pinelands Nature
Zipcode: 19903

Info: 8:00AM
Sussex
Within walking distance of Lewes and within easy reach of millions of summer visitors, the park and trail are a blend of nature, history, archeology and geology. The American Discovery Trail has its eastern trail head in Cape Henlopen State Park. To get to the Pinelands Nature Trail, a trail user must first walk a portion of the ADT. The Pinelands Nature Trail is nestled behind the great dunes along the Atlantic Ocean and meanders through two distinctly different natural landscape features - dry, shifting sand dunes and low-lying wetland cranberry bogs. Both unusual flora and windswept pine woods add character to this natural environment. The park and its natural features are defined by the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware Bay and Cape Henlopen itself, a spit of land jutting into Delaware Bay where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. The intermingling of the Ocean and Bay environments makes for an exciting region of dynamic coastal processes and geology all subjected to sea level rise. Because of its water-bound location, this site was important to Native Americans. Evidence of their existence is found in the seashells middens found in the park. World War II bunkers provide glimpses of history that this site once knew when it was the Fort Miles Army Base. Enter this NRT from either of two trail heads: 1) at the Seaside Nature Center; or 2) from within the former boundaries of Fort Miles Recreation Area and across from several World War II gun casements that were critical to nations coastal defense system. Twelve-inch guns were installed at Fort Miles in 1942 to counter any threat from German U-boats which could have wreaked havoc on the northern oil refineries and chemical plants on the Delaware River. The trail is interpreted for its natural and historical values. Route 1 to Cape Henlopen State Park. Trailhead located across from the Seaside Nature Center and at parking lot across from observation tower.


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Features: Scenic viewpoint(s)
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