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924:, Matthew Scarborough, had much of the area of what are now Bethany Beach and South Bethany surveyed, the 500 acres (200 hectares) surveyed in the northern part of the area becoming known as "Scarborough's Adventure," while a 500-acre (200-hectare) parcel to its south became known as "Middlesex." He "took up" – i.e., took possession of – the two parcels of land in 1688, and they were renamed "North Petherton" and "South Petherton." The part of the area that would become South Bethany was included in a 430-acre (170-hectare) portion of South Petherton at the head of
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providing a substantial buffer from Dewey Beach's noise – to the north of
Bethany Beach, as well as the relative quiet provided by a large unincorporated area of private condominiums and multimillion-dollar beach homes between the park and Bethany Beach. To the south, South Bethany is insulated from
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resort development later was added just inland. Plans for Sea Colony met bitter opposition from longtime South
Bethany and Bethany Beach residents, who were dismayed at the thought of high-rises and large crowds in the area. Opponents of Sea Colony marched in protest and engaged in protracted legal
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signed a bill providing for incorporation of the community as the Town of South
Bethany. Elections for town offices soon took place, and James "Jim" Cleveland was elected as the town's first mayor. At the time, South Bethany had 240 houses and 496 property owners, although its year-round population
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Bethany's sewer system was completed, and the community installed its first two traffic signals, located on Coastal Highway at the north and south ends of the town. Also in that year, South Bethany received a federal grant to construct its first town hall, located on land Iggie Hall
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of 2000, there were 492 people, 253 households, and 170 families residing in the town. The population density was 948.6 inhabitants per square mile (366.3/km). There were 1,137 housing units at an average density of 2,192.1 units per square mile (846.4 units/km). The racial makeup of the town
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In 1972, South
Bethany expanded southward, annexing the York Beach community – a plot of land known from 1812 to 1946 as "Derickson's Venture" – and the Paradise Shores community adjacent to and to the west of York Beach. The annexation of York Beach brought York Beach Mall – opened in 1959 and
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living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.32.
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Bethany's Community Enhancement Committee created the Art Board initiative, which invited artists from the area to submit artwork with a coastal theme for display on outdoor trash receptacles along Ocean Drive and Seaside Drive. By 2015, the town consisted of approximately 1,387
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struck the area from March 6 to 8, 1962. Delaware's
Atlantic coast experienced severe damage from very high tides and waves more than 40 feet (12 meters) high breaking on its beaches. In South Bethany, the storm destroyed 37 oceanfront homes. The 1962 storm gave a new impetus to incorporation,
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In August 1983, property owners formed the South
Bethany Property Owners Association, and that year the town annexed the neighboring Sand Piper Pines community. At the time South Bethany consisted of 1,282 separate properties, 748 houses, and 105 year-round residents. During the mid-1980s, a
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its own legislature in 1701, establishing it as a separate colony. The dispute over the boundaries of the three colonies was not resolved until 1759, when the parties to the dispute agreed that the area where South Bethany now lies was part of Delaware.
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efforts to block construction of the resort, but the property lay outside the town limits of both South Bethany and Bethany Beach, and their efforts to block the construction of Sea Colony failed. Sea Colony went on to become a very successful resort.
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activity in what is now South Bethany, but Native Americans are known to have visited the bays and rivers of the Atlantic coast of Delaware during the summer to fish, and it is possible that this included visits to the South Bethany area.
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as a town even in its early years in order to improve services in the community, she had no success. Meanwhile, a group of South Bethany residents formed the South Bethany Association to address community services and needs.
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hanging from a post on the beach – or would reside along a canal offering access to inland bays and rivers by boat. By 1959, when a lot cost $ 1,050 and required a $ 200 down payment, they had sold 500 lots in South Bethany.
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rebuffed the initial efforts to incorporate the community after the storm, claiming that its tiny year-round population disqualified it from incorporation. The assembly eventually did pass an incorporation bill, which the
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English settlers established farms in parts of what is now South Bethany. In 1741, Englishman William Evans was granted a land patent under a survey that combined North and South Petherton into a single parcel of land.
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road ends. In 2007, South Bethany demolished its original town hall and replaced it with a new town hall and police building. Around this time period, the community became famous for its nudist beaches.
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from its barracks north of Bethany Beach down Coastal Highway through Bethany Beach and South Bethany to its training grounds just south of South Bethany, where it would engage in
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in the community to ensure that people who purchased a lot in South Bethany would have either direct access to the beach along the Atlantic Ocean – where the community provided no
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hit the Delaware coast from October 2 to 4, 2015, and severely eroded South Bethany's beach and dune. The beach and dune suffered additional damage during a
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storage tank behind the town hall to feed the system in October 2003, and the system began supplying propane to residents and businesses in the early 2000s.
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1897:, Ocean View, Delaware: Coastal Point LLC, 2015; pp. 29-30.
1840:, Ocean View, Delaware: Coastal Point LLC, 2015, pp. 35-36.
1814:, Ocean View, Delaware: Coastal Point LLC, 2015; pp. 21-22.
1703:, Ocean View, Delaware: Coastal Point LLC, 2015; pp. 25-26.
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1787:(Fourth Printing ed.). Harold E. Dukes. p. 155.
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1923:, Ocean View, Delaware: Coastal Point LLC, 2015; p. 45.
1910:, Ocean View, Delaware: Coastal Point LLC, 2015; p. 32.
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1801:, Ocean View, Delaware: Coastal Point LLC, 2015; p. 33.
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1521:Delaware Official Transportation Map
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1981:Staff Writer (September 25, 2020).
1078:Sea Colony West low-rise beach and
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2873:Fenwick Island (Delaware–Maryland)
2127:Municipalities and communities of
1394:"Census of Population and Housing"
748:Theodore J. Marcucilli (2000–2001)
745:Herbert "Joe" Schaefer (1990–2000)
736:Herbert "Joe" Schaefer (1986–1988)
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395:https://southbethany.delaware.gov
123:South Bethany (the United States)
2878:Towns in Sussex County, Delaware
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838:'s Coastal Highway Beach Bus.
739:Mary Jane Lindblad (1988–1989)
727:Robert J. McCarthy (1976–1977)
721:John C. Williamson (1974–1975)
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307:896.62/sq mi (346.23/km)
126:Show map of the United States
1587:"Delmarva Service Territory"
1199:Indian River School District
1005:Delaware Army National Guard
715:Harold B. Barber (1972–1973)
472:South Bethany is located at
442:Delaware Seashore State Park
2893:Salisbury metropolitan area
1420:United States Census Bureau
1372:United States Census Bureau
1219:"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
1046:Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962
1023:Incorporation and expansion
763:Kathy Jankowski (2012–2014)
730:Ronald L. Steen (1977–1980)
718:Walter J. Scott (1973–1974)
508:United States Census Bureau
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836:Ocean City Transportation
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1906:Walter, Laura, "Past,"
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760:Jay Headman (2010–2012)
25:South Bethany, Delaware
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1104:Delaware Supreme Court
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1444:"Mayor & Council"
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1286:"General Information"
1197:Residents are in the
1060:Charles L. Terry, Jr.
957:Chesapeake Bay Bridge
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641:U.S. Decennial Census
526:Historical population
491:38.51639°N 75.05306°W
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155:38.51639°N 75.05306°W
2851:United States portal
2767:Lewes & Rehoboth
2082:Beaches of Delmarva
1261:on December 31, 2016
1056:governor of Delaware
1015:training, firing at
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898:Province of Maryland
855:Chesapeake Utilities
824:Lewes Transit Center
812:Ocean City, Maryland
691:South Bethany has a
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1561:"Service Territory"
1469:"Police Department"
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