![]() Campers had to get there early to get a lottery number, then wait until almost noon to see if they would have a place to stay the night. The small campground had only 50 sites and didn't take reservations, Galbraith recalled. ![]() The Highway Commission banned all activity there following the storm.Īt last, around 1965, the State Parks Commission took it over and began restoring the beaches and making improvements.ĭelaware Seashore State Park opened in 1967.īut even at that time, the facilities were "modest and rough around the edges," Long said. READ MORE: Learn about fashion in Seaford Ocean City was subjected to 60 mph winds and 25 foot waves 40 foot waves were recorded in Rehoboth Beach.ĭunes were flattened all along the Delaware coast. The Wallops Island NASA Flight Facility suffered millions of dollars of damage. Some of Chincoteague's streets were under 6 feet of water. Hundreds of millions in property damage was reported across six states, from North Carolina to Maine. Geological Survey, as one of the 10 worst storms in the United States of the 20th century.īy the time it was over, 40 were dead and more than 1,000 injured. It is considered by some authorities, including the U.S. The Great March Storm of 1962, also known as the Ash Wednesday Storm, was a level five nor'easter on the Dolan-Davis intensity scale that hit the region in March. The Highway Commission maintained a small campground, and people were free to do whatever they wanted on the beach and the bay, Long said. Permanent jetties were built in the 1930s to stabilize the inlet, allowing several bridges to be built. Travel across the inlet wasn't possible because storms changed the location of the inlet periodically. The state considered the land useless prior to 1965, Long said. The park will mark its 50th anniversary this year with a four-pronged celebration focused on the outdoor activities that draw visitors there. Beginning in May and continuing through September, park interpretive staff will be present at these events to talk with visitors and ask them to share memories of vacations spent there.īefore it became the Delaware Seashore State Park, it was almost destroyed. The park has been a magnet for families looking to camp, fish, hit the beach and kayak through the years - located in six miles of undeveloped coastline surrounding the Indian River Inlet between Bethany Beach and Dewey Beach. Galbraith's family is just one of many who have been vacationing at Delaware Seashore State Park for generations - before it was even a state park. "We would lay back sleeping, and next thing we knew we were at Indian River (Inlet)," said Galbraith, now 45. It's a tradition that dates back to when his father was a boy. The Carlisle, Pennsylvania, native's parents would usher the three kids into the truck with pillows and blankets in the wee hours of the morning.īefore he knew it, they had arrived at the family's vacation spot. One of Mark Galbraith's earliest memories is being bundled into the family pickup as a child. Watch Video: WATCH: Delaware Seashore State Park celebrating 50th anniversary
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