Delaware Bay · DE
Bowers Beach
A Delaware Bay fishing village between the St. Jones and Murderkill rivers.
- Population
- 278 (2020 census)
- Named
- August 16, 1734
- Boats in its heyday
- About 300
Then
- Late 1600s
The area is settled as Whitwell's Delight. It takes the name Bowers Beach in 1734.
- 1800s–1900s
As many as 300 fishing boats tie up at its docks.
- 1907
The town incorporates. It becomes the Town of Bowers in 1962.
Now
Visitors come for fishing, kayaking, birding and Delaware Bay beaches. The Fourteen Foot Bank Light stands offshore. The Mispillion River entrance, south toward Milford, is part of this stretch.
2 tide stations around Bowers Beach
- Murderkill River entrancein town
- Mispillion River entrance9.2 mi