A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Delaware > Sussex http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=642 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=48195 Submitted by: Harrison H Howeth Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: August 1905 Article Description: Sussex Citizens Dig Inlet to Ocean Article Text: Wilmington, Del., Aug 18, 1905: Having grown tired of waiting for the government to connect the Indian River in Sussex county to the Atlantic Ocean, several hundred residents of Baltimore, Indian River and Dagsboro hundreds this morning began the canal work. The necessary excavation is only about 50 yards. In response to an appeal of a citizens committee , headed by Georg H. Townsend, several hundred men with teams appeared on the scene and started the work. It will be finished tomorrow. The opening of the stream will be of great benefit to the people in the vicinity of Lewes and Rehoboth as well as all the citizens of the lower portion of Sussex county and will greatly develop commerce. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DE-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com