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Millsboro Pond
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Delaware does not have any natural lakes, but the coastal state does have wetlands, rivers and estuaries, a large percentage of which are in Sussex County. Like other areas, the water in Sussex County has been changed by the people who settled there. Rivers were dammed, reservoirs formed, and swamps drained until the area became a collection of ponds and farmland. Millsboro Pond is a classic part of that history, and it is also a great place to fish and relax.
The original setters in the area around Millsboro Pond were the Native American tribe of the Nanticoke Indians who used the area as hunting and fishing grounds. The Nanticoke Indian Museum is an easy drive from Millsboro Pond and a great place to explore the history of the area. When the European settlers moved in, they started a rural farming community. In 1792 Elisha Dickerson found a narrow spot at the headwaters of the Indian River and built an earthen dam. Millsboro Pond is the resulting impoundment. The spot was ... (read more about Millsboro Pond, Delaware)
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