Woodland Beach is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Kent County,

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

, United States. Woodland Beach is along the

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, east of

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at the eastern terminus of

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. The

Woodland Beach Wildlife Area Woodland Beach Wildlife Area is a state wildlife area located in Kent County, Delaware, along shore of the Delaware Bay. It is in size and is managed by Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Fis ...

is located in Woodland Beach.

History

In the 1880s, Woodland Beach was a resort area that was the terminus for the

Kent County and Delaware Bay Railroad The Kent County and Delaware Bay Railroad was an American railroad company in Kent County, Maryland and Kent County, Delaware. The railroad spanned from Chestertown, Maryland to Woodland Beach, Delaware where it met daily with steamboat A ste ...

and daily

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s from the

Delaware City, Salem, and Philadelphia Steamboat Company Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

. Amenities included the Woodland Park hotel; a two-story pavilion with live music, a bar, restaurant, glass observatory on top, and games such as billiards, shuffleboards, and archery; a forested park area with tables, chairs, and swings; and facilities for fishing, swimming, and hunting. The

Thomas Sutton House Thomas Sutton House, also known as the House on Game Preserve, is a historic home located at Woodland Beach, Kent County, Delaware. It was built about 1733, and is a two-story stuccoed brick house, constructed on a single pile, hall and parlor ...

was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1973.

References

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