Construction on Thompson Island Living Shoreline Project Underway

DNREC and the Center for Inland Bays have begun construction on the Thompson Island Living Shoreline Project. This project includes about 400 wave attenuation devices designed to protect the island’s shoreline and enhance the surrounding aquatic environment. These will be placed from a barge and anchored in the shallow waters just offshore in an effort…

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Historical Marker Unveiled At Indian Mission School Site

Photo courtesy of Delaware Public Archives, shared by Representative Ruth Briggs King

The Indian Mission School’s history is available for all to see. A historical marker has been dedicated at the school in Millsboro, which was established by the Nanticoke Indian Tribe and operated from the 1920s until 1962. Area lawmakers helped to obtain funding for the marker utilizing portions of their allotted Community Transportation Funds. Delaware…

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