Augustine Beach

Augustine Beach is a Delaware historical marker in Middletown, New Castle County, dedicated 2021.

New Castle County · dedicated 2021 · 1887 St. Augustine Rd, Middletown

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Augustine Beach was named after Augustine Herman (c 1621-1686), an explorer and cartographer who mapped the region for Lord Cecil Calvert. Adam Diehl built the brick Augustine Beach Hotel in about 1814. In 1867, owner Simeon Lord expanded the hotel, adding a dance pavilion, dining room, and barroom. Augustine Beach became a popular destination for visitors from Wilmington and Philadelphia between 1870 and 1920. Many visitors arrived on the steamship Thomas Clyde from Philadelphia. The resort complex also featured bathhouses, a wharf, and piers. The Augustine Beach Hotel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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