Early in 1873, a group was formed to start the Rehoboth Camp Meeting Association in the area now known as Rehoboth Beach. While it would be some time before outlet
February 25, 2021
Volunteers for the Rehoboth Beach Museum transcribed Cape Henlopen City meeting minutes from the 19th century. SUBMITTED PHOTO
A group of interested members and friends of the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and its museum joined forces to help with a recent research task, adding detail to the earliest days of what became Rehoboth Beach.
After helping transcribe a brief poem from the museum’s collection, the transcription team group took on a larger project of transcribing 44 pages of meeting minutes from an early group of area leaders in the late 19th century.
In a well-documented attempt to create a religious retreat in the late 19th century, a committee of ministers and laymen from Wilmington formed the Rehoboth Camp Meeting Association. Led by the Rev. Robert Todd, the association bought property from five area landowners in 1873.