Oyster House Park
Spotlight on Seaford 特拉华州’s Oyster House Park
位于: 201 S. Cannon Street, Seaford, DE 19973
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Photo Credit: City of Seaford
Thanks to a public-private partnership, the former site of the old J.B. Robinson Oyster House on the Nanticoke River in Seaford, 特拉华州, is now a public park with an expansion of the city’s River Walk. Opened to the public in the summer of 2021, Oyster House Park, 201 South Cannon Street, was made possible through a collaboration between the City of Seaford, Chesapeake Conservancy, the State of 特拉华州 and partners. Through funding from generous donors such as the 卡尔米. Freeman Foundation, Longwood Foundation, Welfare Foundation, Crystal Trust and 富兰克林P. 和亚瑟·W. Perdue Foundation, this park has been established and Seaford has more changes to come.
到目前为止, partners stabilized the eroding shoreline, expanded the River Walk and added new fishing nooks for the community. Kayak and boat docks were added to enhance water access to downstream destinations. Make a point to visit and see what this park has to offer.
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的楠蒂科克 River watershed is one of the most unspoiled, beautiful and biodiverse tributaries of the Chesapeake and is host to an impressive array of wildlife, 水禽, native and rare plants and fish that make it the envy of the watershed. Conserving the river corridor and creating public access to the river is a core focus for Chesapeake Conservancy.
The City of Seaford sits at the head of the Nanticoke, and its culture and history are tightly intertwined with the health of the river. Originally home to the Nanticoke Indian Tribe, the region eventually became a significant shipbuilding center and a cornerstone of a major north-south supply line for shucked oysters. 事实上, there was a time when it was possible to travel from one side of the river to the other by walking across the oyster barges.
The Power of a Park to Revitalize a Community: The Oyster House Park Project
Much has changed since the days when five oyster house packing plants sat along the river’s edge. Formerly known as the Nylon Capital of the World, Seaford was decimated when the Dupont Company closed its plant resulting in a loss of jobs and local pride.
Oyster House Park is now a vibrant gateway to the Chesapeake Bay that will help drive community revitalization.
Photo Credit: Jody Couser/Chesapeake Conservancy
The Perfect Place to Fall in Love with the Outdoors:
Just downstream from the Oyster House Park, Chesapeake Conservancy has joined with our partners to conserve priority lands to protect and link 19,300 acres of habitat supporting biodiversity, 工作的土地, public access and military readiness along the Nanticoke protected with an array of partners including Mt. 古巴中心. We’re making progress on creating a paddle-in camping trail linking Seaford, DE to Blackwater National 野生动物 Refuge to give 特拉华州 residents and visitors a quintessential experience of the Nanticoke River. Read about the recent event celebrating the new Nanticoke Crossing Park near the Woodland Ferry.