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The Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, connecting Rehoboth Bay and Delaware Bay, was authorized by the U.S. River and Harbor Act of 1912. It was initially envisioned as a means of access to the sea for farmers and saw mills along the Indian River and Bay. The Delaware state legislature granted the U.S. government consent to acquire land for construction in 1913, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed construction in 1927. Today, as a feeder route to the Inter-coastal Waterway, it is used by commercial and pleasure boats and provides access for pilot boats guiding ocean-going vessels up Delaware Bay to the major ports of Wilmington and Philadelphia.
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Lewes, Delaware · United States
