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Smyrna, Delaware

Today Smyrna is at least three times its pre-1900’s size and growing rapidly. The Town’s increasingly strategic location in the northeast, in addition to its location 12 miles north of the State Capital of Dover and 30 miles south of the major business center of Newark and Wilmington, makes it a competitive location for business. Smyrna’s historic small town atmosphere and its great pride in its quality of life and educational system make it highly desirable for families and homeowners. Committed to prudent progress, the Town is upgrading its physical and technological infrastructure in order to prepare for growth demands in advance of the need. Home to approximately 6,000 residents, Smyrna was recently ranked 31st in the nation and number one in the State among towns ranging between 5,000 and 15,000 people. Today, there are many beautiful examples of Federal and Victorian architecture throughout this northernmost town of Kent County. Before the advent of cars and highways, Woodland Beach was the playground for Kent Countians. Developed as a resort area by developer James Mott, the Beach featured a boardwalk, concessions, rides, and a dance hall. The road you take into the area, Rt. 6, was built through the marsh by Mott. Using only a mule and mud digger, he was able to pull off an incredible feat of road-making and bring the crowds to his small piece of paradise. Located in the scenic Woodland Beach Wildlife Area bordering Delaware Bay, the Aquatic Resources Education Center specializes in year-round aquatic education for students and adults.
The ARE Center complex includes 940-foot salt marsh boardwalk trail open to the public year-round, nature trails linking salt marsh, fresh and brackish ponds, swamps, and vernal pool wetland habitats, an outdoor classroom, and a rustic lodge which provides overnight accommodations for educational groups. In 1887, the Opera House occupied the second floor of the “Old Town Hall” when an enlargement program added the current stage and expanded the usability of the building. Until the 1920’s when the second floor was converted into a “picture palace,” the Opera House presented a wide variety of entertainments, musical evenings, dances, fund-raising dinners, teachers’ institutes, lectures, graduations, debates, and other community activities. Among the notables who appeared there were Frederick Douglass, William Jennings Bryan, Olive Logan, Lucy Stoner, and General Tom Thumb. Exhibiting the most popular films of the era, first as silent films and then as “talkies,” the Roxy provided enjoyment to two generations of area residents until the 1948 Christmas fire. When your ready to fill up on some good home cooking head on over to Thomas England House for some fine dining or take the kids to Wayside Inn for those home style meals.

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