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| | The City of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware- History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | The Boardwalk, now a mile long, was originally built in 1873 on high ground between the beach and Surf Avenue, which ran the full length of the ocean front. |
 | | Many of the original tent houses (small, one-room buildings surrounding a center structure) were moved there, with new ones constructed as well. |
 | | In 1925, a paved highway was completed from Georgetown to Rehoboth, It helped link the resort with the paved roads towards Washington, D.C., and many legislators, diplomats and government employees began to visit and vacation here. |
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