Bullseye-Ferry Landing

Bullseye-Ferry Landing is a Delaware historical marker in Millsboro, Sussex County, dedicated 2023.

Sussex County · dedicated 2023 · 28471 John J Williams Hwy, Millsboro

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Before Dutch control of what is now Sussex County, Native American Iwatama Socuum held “Long Reach,” now Bullseye-Ferry Landing Preserve. After 1674, when the Dutch left, it was held by the Waples family and later, the Faucett family. In 1696, Peter Waples established a Ferry across the Indian River from this location for travelers from Lewes to Maryland and Virginia. Bullseye Farm was part of a 1000-acre tract owned by Col. Wm. D. Waples. In 1996, The Nature Conservancy bought the 413-acre preserve with funds received from Isabel F. Okie. In 1997, her son, Austin F. Okie donated an easement to The Nature Conservancy for much of the remaining Bullseye Farm.

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Bullseye-Ferry Landing

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