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in 1839, and in the fall of the same year the first term of court was held therein, and it has continued in use since that time. In 1798, on the recommendation of the Levy Court. an addition was made to the jail. In 1854 a new jail was erected, which was destroyed by fire in November, 1865, and in the following year, 1866, the present jail was built at the same location.
At a very early period laws were enacted for the relief of the poor in Delaware. In December, 1793, the trustees of the poor for Sussex County purchased four hundred acres of land lying on White creek, in Baltimore Hundred, and established an almshouse on it, and it was used as such until 1800, when an exchange of property was made for four hundred acres of land in Broad Kiln Hundred (now Georgetown Hundred), on which new buildings were erected, which were used as the county almshouse until 1877. In 1878 the present building for the insane was erected at a cost of seven thousand dollars. The present almshouse was erected in 1885, and the present almshouse farm consists of about three hundred and sixty-five acres. The almshouse record for Sussex County begins from June 1, 1791, when John Anderson was appointed first over- seer. From the establishment of this institution to the pros- ent period, great credit is due those who have had charge of the same, for the excellent care which has been taken of the inmates and buildings. In the year 1793 an act was passed providing for the election of Levy Court Commissioners. From the organization of said court until 1798, the records are not given, but there is sufficient evidence to show that the provisions of the law of 1793 defining the number and duties of the Levy Court have continued substantially in force from its organization to the present.
The soil of Sussex is for the most part fertile, the staple pro- ducts being corn, wheat, potatoes, pork, lumber and cattle. The main line of the Delaware railroad traverses the county from north to south, its terminus being at Delmar on the Maryland line. The Delaware, Maryland and Virginia rail-
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road, being really a merger of the old Junction and Break- water and Breakwater and Frankford roads, enters the county at Milford and serving as a main line for the county seat and Eastern Sussex, puts the populace in close touch with the At- lantic seaboard. A competing line, known as the Queen Anne's railroad, crosses the county from west to east and gives direct and easy access to the eastern shore and Baltimore. There has been a wonderful improvement in all the interests of Sussex County since its early settlement. With the prog- ress of education has developed growth in all branches of business. Highly improved farms dot its surface in all direc- tions. The hum of factories betokens activity and prosperity. In recent years Sussex County has developed largely as a fruit growing section, and large shipments of fruit, consisting of berries and peaches are made to various points. The railroads have materially assisted Sussex County in all stages of its growth by affording to the people rapid and convenient means of access to the various markets. Both early records and tra- dition unite in support of the assertion that Sussex County has not failed to keep pace with her sister counties in the develop- ment of agricultural and industrial enterprise, and in every measure of local improvement.
Previous to the adoption of the Free School Law of 1829, the school privileges in Sussex County were extremely lim- ited. While the Constitution of 1792 recognized the necessity of taking steps looking towards the education of the people, it was not until 1817 that any action was taken with reference thereto, and even then, on a limited and unsatisfactory scale. In the above year the Legislature passed an act appropriating one thousand dollars to each county, for the establishment of schools for the instruction of poor children in " reading, writ- ing and arithmetic." Under this law a few schools were organized, and the way was opened for further improvement, but the law being administered as " charity," did not meet with general approval. In 1829 the free school system came into existence, the Hon. Willard Hall being known as the
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" father " thereof. This law provided for the laying out and establishing school districts in each county, and committed to the voters the whole power over common schools established in said districts.
While one important point was gained by the passage of this law, the recognized necessity for educating the masses, many defects were apparent, which greatly hampered its efficiency. Among these was the power given the school voters to determine whether or not a school should be opened each year, and for how long a time, by voting for or against a school tax. In many parts of the county this power was used to the injury of the district, and for several consecutive years, the tax was voted down, in some localities, thereby depriving the children, sometimes for a period of years, of all school privileges. The act of 1829 was amended by supplementary acts in 1830, 1832, 1833 and 1835, all of which tended to the improvement of the school system. In 1867 a large conven- tion of progressive men of the State was held at Dover, at which many needed reforms in the school law were sug- gested ; among which was the recommendation that a State superintendent be appointed and that a change be made in the mode of laying school taxes. In 1875 the present school system of the State was established, under which, with changes from time to time, the schools of Sussex County have been revolutionized.
It was no uncommon thing in the early days for teachers in this county to itinerate from district to district. The teachers were not examined, and often incompetent persons were hired by equally incompetent committeemen. The school buildings and furniture were of an inferior character. In recent years, many new and commodious school buildings have been erected in various Hundreds of the county ; and the necessity of educating the masses has been generally recog- nized. Improved methods of teaching have been introduced and a systematic supervision of the schools established, all of which has contributed to elevate the standard of the pro-
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fession of teaching and has given greater efficiency to the cause of education.
The old subscription schools and academies of Sussex County are remembered by many of the older people of the present day. Some of these were well conducted and are held in grateful remembrance, but time has clearly proven that this class of schools left the poorer classes without an opportunity to obtain an education, hence with the march of educational progress these institutions have disappeared, and given place to the present excellent system of free public instruction. Where the residents of a school district are intelligent and progressive, good schools are found thoroughly equipped with all the modern appliances for teaching, and accordingly an active interest is manifested in educational matters. Where this spirit is not dominant poor schools exist. It is but just to say, however, that within the past fifteen or twenty years, Sussex County has taken rapid strides in popular education ; and this is shown in the increased expenditures from year to year for school purposes; and in the growing popularity of the free school system. .
CIVIL LIST FOR SUSSEX COUNTY.
Prothonotaries.
Nehemiah Field
1694-1730
Stephen Green
1854-1861
Phillip Russell
1730-1753
Charles H. Richards
1861-1866
Ryves Holt
1753-1763
William F. Jones
1866-1872
Jacob Kollock
1763-1777
Shepherd P. Martin
1872-1877
David Hall
1777-1788
Henry W. Long
1877-1882
Nathaniel Mitchell
1788-1805
Joseph T. Adams
1882-1892
Francis Brown
1805-1825
Josiah P. Marvel
1892-1897
John Stockley
1825-1830
Jacob H. Adams
1897-1900
George R. Fisher
1830-1842
George W. Jones
1900-1901
Isaac M. Fisher
1842-1847
Stansbury J. Wheatly
1901-1905
Robert A. Houston
1847-1852
Daniel Short
1905-date
Isaac Giles
1852-1854
Recorders of Deeds.
William Clark
1682-1687 Thomas Fisher
1710-1714
Norton Claypoole
1687-1694
John Hepburn
1714-1718
Nehemiah Field
1694-1710
Preserved Coggeshall
1718-1721
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Philip Russell
1721-1722
Caleb B. Sipple
1838-1845
Jacob Kollock
1732-1764
William H. Swiggett
1845-1845
Wrixam Lewis
1764-1777
Henry Dunning
1845-1849
John Russell
1777-1793
Charles Tunnell
1849-1857
Philip Kollock
1793-1804
William Harris
1857-1861
Thomas Coulter
1804-1805
James C. Dunning
1861-1866
Philip Coulter
1205-1811
George M. Davis
1866-1871
William Bell
1811-1814
William H. Donovan
1871-1876
Jehu Stockley
1814-1821
Benjamin S. Burton
1876-1881
Stephen M. Harris
1821-1824
William H. Boyce
1881-1886
Philip Stockley
1824-1824
Joseph P. Morris
1886-1891
Philip Short
1824-1328
John J. Morris
1891-1896
Gustavus A. Ewing
1825-1833
Joseph B. Hearn
1896-1903
James P. W. Kollock
1833-1836
Alfred E. Archer
1903-1907
John H. Ellegood
1836-1837
John W. King
1907-
Nathaniel P. Harris
1837-1838
Registers of Wills.
Nehemiah Field
1682-1705
William Dunning
1846-1851
Roger Corbett
1705-1717
James Anderson
1851-1856
Preserved Coggeshall
1717-1722
John Sorden
1856-1861
Philip Russell
1722-1724
John W. Scribner
1861-1866
Jacob Kollock
1724-1770
Hiram S. Short
1866-1866
Phillips Kollock
1770-1795
Major W. Allen
1866-1871
George Hazzard
1795-1801
Loxley R. Jacobs
1871-1876
Phillips Kollock
1801-1820
William H. Wheatley
1876-1881
Nathan Vickars
1820-1830
William A. Polk
1881-1891
Cornelius Paynter
1830-1835
Charles C. Stockley
1891-1896
David R. Smith
1835-1840
William F. Causey
1896-1902
Peter Parker
1840-1845
Daniel J. Layton
1902-1907
Henry Dunning
1845-184€
Thomas R. Purnell
1907-
Clerks of the Peace.
Cornelius Verhoofe
1680-1693
William Hitch
1852-1857
Nehemiah Field
1693-1710
William Ellegood
1857-1862
Roger Corbett
1710-1717
John M. Rawlins
1862-1867
William White
1717-1720
Aaron B. Marvel
1867-1872
Preserved Coggeshall
1720-
William P. Jones
1872-1877
George Hazzard
1797-1798
W. Fiske Townsend
1877-1879
J. M. Brown
1798-1799
William B. Tomlinson
1879-1884
Phillips Kollock
1799-1805
Nathaniel W. Hickman
1884-1886
William Russell
1805-1815
Ebe W. Tunnell
1886-181
Kendall Batson
1815-1820
Edward W. Houston
1891-1896
Caleb S. Layton
1820-1822
John B. Dorman
1896-1901
-Joshua S. Layton
1822-1837
James H. Wright
1901-1907
Shepherd P. Houston
1837-1846
John W. Green
1907-
William O. Redden
1846-1852
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Registers of the Court of Chancery and Clerks of the Orphans' Court.
Phillips Kollock
1773-1797
Isaac F. Jenkins
1857-1831
Kendall Batson
1797-1800
Thomas Robinson
1861-1866
William Hazzard
1800-1805
Hiram T. Downing
1866-1875
James L. Bayliss
1805-1821
Philip C. Penuel
1875-1885
Jehu Stockley
1821-1826
Charles W. Whiley, Jr.
1885-1890
George B. Rodney
1826-1830
Everett Hickman
1890-1895
Edward L. Wells
1830-1847
James H. McGlothen
1895-1901
John D. Rodney
1847-1852
Charles W. Jones
1901-1905
James Stewart
1852-1857
Albert Worth
1905-date
Sheriffs.
Hermanus Wiltbank
1669-1679
David Owens
1805-1809
John Vines
1679-1684
William B. Cooper
1809-1811
John Hill
1684-1686
William Burton
1811-1814
Francis Cornwell
1686-1688
John Robinson
1814-1817
Jonathan Bailey
1688-1690
Purnell Tindell
1817-1820
William Rodeney
1690-1694
William Ellegood
1820-1821
John Hill
1694-1696
Levin Stewart
1821-1823
William Dyre
1696-1700
James Maull
1823-1826
John Stewart
1700-1702
John Collins
1826-1829
Jonathan Bailey
1702-1703
Purnell Johnson
1829-1832
Luke Watson
1703-1705
Warren Jefferson
1832-1834
Thomas Fenwick
1705-1708
George Frame
1834-1836
Samuel Rowland
1708-1719
Purnell Johnson
1836-1838
John Hepburn
1719-1720
William O. Redden
1838-1840
John Jacobs
1720-1724
James Steel
1840-1842
Ryves Holt
1724-1736
Thomas W. Records
1842-1844
John Shankland
1736-1742
David R. Smith
1844-1846
Peter Hall
1742-1745
John West
1846-1848
William Shankland
1745-1748
Roger Adams
1848-1850
Peter Clowes
1748-1750
Philip C. Jones
1850-1852
William Shankland
1750-1754
George P. White
1852-1854
Jacob Kollock
1754-1758
John D. Rodney
1854-1856
John Rodney
1758-1760
Charles C. Stockley
1856-185S
Joseph Shankland
1760-1763
William Lofland
1858-1860
Daniel Nunez
1763-1770
William F. Jones
1860-1861
Boaz Manlove
1770-1776
Philip C. Jones
1861-1861
Dorraan Lofland
1776-1779
William F. Jones
1861-1862
Luke Watson
1779-1784
Aaron B. Marvell
1862-1864
Cord Hazzard
1784-1786
James H. Russell
1864-1866
Peter T. Wright
1786-1788
George W. Willin
1866-1868
Thomas Evans
1788-1792
Samuel HI. Layton
1868-1870
Thomas Laws
1792-1795
Josiah P. Marvel
1870-1872
Seth Griffith
1795-1800
Eli R. Sharp
1872-1874
Kendall Batson
1800-1802
William Gray
1874-1876
George Robinson
1802-1805
Beniah M. Truitt
1876-1878
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Joseph Ellis
1878-1880
John H. Truitt
1892-1894
Samuel J. Martin
1880-1882
Joseph D. Truxton
1894-1896
Isaac Wootten
1882-1884
John H. Johnson
1896-1898
Thomas B. Windsor
1884-1884
Robert Short
1898-1901
Isaac Wootten
1884-1884
Peter J. Hart
1901-1903
John W. Short
1884-1886
John R. Steele
1903-1905
Charles T. Purnell
1886-1888
Elijah C. Lynch
1905-1907
James W. Ward
1888-1890
Thomas B. Pritchett
1907-
Alfred B. Robinson
1890-1892
Coroners.
Joshua Barkstead
1685-1686
Jacob Faucett
1858-1860
John Vines
1686-1690
Winfield S. Wilson
1860-1862
Thomas Stratton
1690-1733
James Gordon
1862-1864
Joshua Fisher
1733-
William Forque
1864-1866
Elijah Evans
1804-1804
William S. Phillips
1866-1868
Eli McCaulley
1804-1807
Manaen B. Marvel
1868-1870
William Ely
1807-1810
James N. Pepper
1870-1872
Ishmael Steel
1810-1813
William M. Wilson
1872-1874
David Johnson
1813-1819
William S. Melson
1874-1876
Anthony Ingram
1819-1822
Edward Dill
1876-1878
Adam Short
1822-1825
Samuel J. Wilson
1878-1880
Warren Jefferson
1825-1828
George W. Hatfield
1880-1882
David Holland
1828-1831
Noah H. James
1882-1884
Jacob S. Burton
1831-1834
Joseph H. Lingo
1884-1886
John Day
1834-1836
William A. Truitt
1886-1888
James Pettyjohn
1836-1838
Samuel J. Bradford
1888-1890
Luke Lofland
1838-1840
Enoch W. Donovan
1890-1892
Caldwell W. Jones
1840-1842
James Willey
1892-1894
Zacariah F. Wilson
1842-1844
Rowland W. Joseph
1894-1896
Lazarus Turner
1844-1846
William H. Johnson
1896-1899
William Walton
1846-1848
George R. Walls
1899-1901
Theodore W. Marvel
1848-1850
Samuel P. Marsh
1901-1903
Stephen Goudy
1850-1852
Samuel J. Lank
1903-1905
John H. Burton
1852-1854
Alfred P. Pepper
1905-1907
J. D. Cordrey
1854-1856
Nathaniel Conoway
1907-
Caleb R. Stewart
1856-1858
Treasurers of Sussex County
William Peery
1785-1796
Joel Prettyman
1841-1845
George Hazard
1796-1810
Nathaniel P. Harris
1845-1847
Isaac Tunnell
1810-1825
George P. White
1847-1850
Thomas Robinson
1825-1828
Thomas Walker
1850-1851
Purnell Johnson
1828-1830
Charles C. Stockley
1851-1853
James Maull
1830-1832
Thomas W. Burton
1853-1855
Joseph Houston
1832-1839
Thomas H. Fooks
1855-1857
Joshua G. Baker
1839-1841
David Pepper
1857-1859
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James H. Boyce
1859-1861
John H. B. Mustard
1883-1885
Hiram S. Short
1861-1863
Lerin S. Hitch
1885-1887
Josiah P. Marvel
1803 -- 1866
Jesse B. Stevenson
1887-1889
William H. Wheatley
1866-1866
John R. Steele
1889-1891
Shepherd P. Martin
1866-1867
Jesse W. Allen
1891-1893
John L. Coulbourn
1867-1869
Cyrus Ward
1893-1895
Edward W. Houston
1869-1871
:- Isaac B. Short
1895-1897
George H. Vincent
1871-1873
Jesse T. Wells
1897-1899
Warren Kinder
1873-1875
Robert B. Spicer
1899-1901
John W. Short
1875-1877
Caleb L. McCabe
1901-1903
Daniel R. Burton
1877-1879
Alfred J. White
1903-1907
James Rawlins
1879-1881
Millard F. Murray
1907-
Cyrus Ward
1831-1883
HUNDREDS OF SUSSEX COUNTY.
CEDAR CREEK HUNDRED.
This Hundred takes its name from Cedar creek, a stream which derived its appellation from the abundance of cedars that once lined its banks. It is the most northerly Hundred of Sussex County. Until 1683 all the territory in this Hun- dred, lying north of Cedar creek, formed part of St. Jones County, but when the names of Kent and Sussex were substi- tuted for St. Jones and Whorekill Counties, Mispillion creek was the established line dividing the two counties. The boundaries of the Hundred are, Mispillion creek on the north, Delaware Bay on the east, Georgetown Hundred and Prime Hook creek on the South, and Nanticoke and Mispillion Hun- dreds on the west. The northern and southern portions of the Hundred are separated by Cedar creek which affords excellent facilities for shipping. The Delaware, Maryland and Virginia railroad, running from north to south, through the central part of the Hundred, affords convenient advantages for travel and trade. The earliest settlement was made in 1671, in that portion of the Hundred lying between Prime Hook and Slaughter creeks. The land for the most part is in a good state of cultivation, yielding largely grains and vegetables, while fruit-growing in some parts is carried on profitably.
The early industries of the Hundred consisted of the erec- tion and the operation of several grist and saw mills, many of
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which in later years have been abandoned, and given place to factories of different kinds. Cedar creek afforded unusual ad- vantages for mill-sites and in past generations many mills were built on its banks. The pioneer mill on this stream seems to have been Draper's Mill, at Cedar Creek village, and was in use prior to 1769. It was owned for many years by the Draper family, one of whom, Mary Draper, married Joseph Haslet, afterwards Governor of Delaware. Further up the same stream four other mills were founded about the time of the Revolutionary War, and continued successfully for many years, two at least of which are still in active operation.
The mill on Prime Hook creek dates as far back as 1759. It was erected by Caleb Cirwithin, and after descending to members of his family came to be known as the Waples Mill. The grist-mill on Herring Branch owned by Dr. William Mar- shall for many years, dates well back in the eighteenth cen- tury, and was owned at one time by Peter F. Causey, Governor of Delaware, and by Daniel Curry, a leading merchant at Mil- ford.
The industries of the small villages are mostly confined to the operation of vegetable and fruit canneries, usually a profit- able business. Lincoln is a thriving little village in this Hundred, and was laid out in 1865. Since its formation it has had a steady and permanent growth. It contains can- ning establishments, basket factories, two commodious churches and a school. This village has the honor of having the first postoffice established in the Hundred, in 1865. In the south- ern part is another flourishing little village, Ellendale, which is well located and is noted for the enterprising spirit of its inhabitants. It was laid out in 1867 by Dr. John S. Pretty- man, who named it Ellendale in honor of his wife, Ellen. Material progress has marked its history since its settlement.
The educational interests of the Hundred are well cared for. Prior to the adoption of the free school system, in several parts of the Hundred subscription schools were held. There were but few school houses, and the advantages for obtaining an
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education were of a very meager character. On the adoption of the public school system the Hundred was divided into six districts, commissioners having been appointed to lay out the same. In process of time the established districts have been redivided. New and comfortable school buildings have been substituted for the improvised school houses which formerly existed. The schools are under the supervision of competent instructors, and excellent educational advantages are afforded all classes of pupils.
The churches in the Hundred have kept pace with the schools in progress and interest. St. Matthew's Episcopal Church was the first house of religious worship erected in the Hundred. This church was built in 1717 on what was then called Church creek, a tributary of Cedar creek, near Cedar Creek village. This ancient church has wholly disappeared, and the early records give but little account of its history. In 1770 a Protestant Episcopal Church was erected on the southern side of Cedar creek near Draper's old mill-pond, which continued to be used for religious worship until 1854, when the building was sold, and in 1864 moved to Milford. The land upon which the church stood is still owned by the Episcopal denomination, and several tombstones are still standing in the disused graveyard. The first place of relig- ious worship erected by the Methodists in the Hundred was called Hickman's Meeting-house, and was erected about 1810. The first structure was of frame, and lasted for nearly fifty years, when a new church was built near the old site. In time the name was changed to Slaughter Neck Methodist Episcopal Church, and after being connected first with Milford circuit was shifted to Lewes circuit, afterwards to Milton cir- cuit, and of late has been connected with Lincoln.
Another early Methodist Church was "Smith's Chapel," located on the Townsend Road, between Milford and Concord, about six miles from the former place. The original church, built about 1821, remained in use until 1837, when a new and larger edifice took its place, and it was then rechristened
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Union Methodist Episcopal Church, and of late years has been connected with the Ellendale circuit.
A small Methodist Church was built in Cedar Neck eighty years or more ago, and is still maintained, and the same de- nomination built a small church at New Market at an early period, which met the wants of the community until 1881, when a new edifice was erected. In 1869 a Methodist Epis- copal Church was built at Lincoln, where religious services were held until 1885, when it was deemed expedient to build a larger house of worship, and in that year the present neat and beautiful structure was erected. At Ellendale a Metho- dist Episcopal Church was erected in 1882, and is in a prosper- ous condition. A Presbyterian Church was erected at Lincoln in 1869, and in the same year a Baptist Church was built. Previous to the building of churches in the Hundred, religious services were held in private houses and public halls.
Cedar Creek Hundred has the honor of giving to Delaware one of its early governors in the person of Joseph Haslet, who was the son of Colonel John Haslet, the brave and patriotic soldier who fell at the battle of Princeton in 1777. Joseph Haslet was a prominent man in State affairs. He was elected Governor of the State in 1810, and discharged the duties of his office with great credit and ability. Highly honored and esteemed by all classes of people, he was again elected Gov- ernor in 1822, which is the only instance of an election by the people of this State of a Governor for a second term. During his gubernatorial terms he resided at Cedar Creek, which at one time was a place of much importance. In 1812 the State troops, at the call of Governor Haslet, were concentrated at Cedar Creek for the defence of Lewes.
Cedar Creek village being a central point in the Hundred supported for many years a famous inn or tavern, established prior to 1784, and here for many years the politicians held their meetings and public discussions were had. Daniel Rogers was the genial tavern keeper in early days, and after him came James Ward, Isaac Walls, Isaac Carpenter, William
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B. Coulter and Robert D. Roberts. It was discontinued as a tavern at the outbreak of the Civil War and has since been occupied as a residence.
On the main road from Milford to Georgetown, in the south- westerly part of the Hundred, a short distance from the pre- sent town of Ellendale, was an ancient village or cross-roads, known as Fleatown, but this name, evidently forbidding in its sound and meaning, was afterwards charged to the more digni- fied Federalsburg. Here existed for many years two taverns, for the refreshment of both man and beast, and though neither has existed as a public house for sixty years, many are the stories that have come down to this generation of the wild orgies that were held beneath their roofs, and yet it is claimed that so keen was the competition that existed between Millo- way White, mine host of the one, with Samuel Warren, the keeper of the other, that the stage-coach traveler was always assured of the cleanest of beds and a bill of fare that would tempt the appetite of the most fastidious epicurean. The ad- vent of the railroad ended Federalsburg and its taverns.
Thorn Point, on the shore of the bay, just below the mouth of the Mispillion has supported a hotel or tavern for a hun- dred years. In spite of fire and freshet successive buildings have been erected and maintained. A little to the south of this point has grown up in recent years a summer settlement known as Slaughter Beach, where in the summer months many residents of Milford, and adjoining towns, live in rest- ful quiet, and in full enjoyment of the fishing and boating that the bay affords. A hotel has been maintained there for nearly fifty years.
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