Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Rehoboth Beach is a city located in Sussex County, Delaware. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,495.

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Sussex County, Delaware - 2000

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The city was founded in 1873 as the Rehoboth Beach Camp Meeting Association by the Rev. Robert W. Todd, of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church of Wilmington, Delaware, as a site for Methodist camp meetings in the spirit of similar resorts on the New Jersey shore, such as Ocean City. The Camp Meeting Association disbanded in 1881, and in 1891, the location was incorporated by the Delaware General Assembly as "Henlopen City", shortly after which it was renamed to Rehoboth Beach.

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Methodist Episcopal - Wilmington, Delaware - Methodist - Camp meeting - New Jersey - Ocean City - Delaware

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Rehoboth is a name of Biblical appellation, meaning "place for all". It appears four times in the Old Testament as, variously, a well dug by Isaac (Wadi er-Ruheibeh) (Gen. 26:22), a city on the Euphrates River (Gen. 36:37; 1 Chr. 1:48), and one of the cities of Asshur (Gen. 10:11). Consequently, the name had obvious appeal to the religious founders of the city.

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Rehoboth - Old Testament - Isaac - Euphrates River - Asshur

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The town often bills itself as "The Nation's Summer Capital" due to the fact that it is a frequent summer vacation destination for residents of Washington DC. In addition, it is a popular destination for gay and lesbian tourists and residents and serves as an alternative to Ocean City, Maryland. http://www.tripadvisor.com/GetawayDestination-g34048-a_wgo.60811-Rehoboth_Beach_Delaware.html http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/beaches/bal-beach-rehoboth,0,165829.htmlstory?coll=bal-bayandbeach-storyutil

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Washington DC - Gay - Lesbian - Ocean City, Maryland

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Rehoboth Beach, together with the towns of Lewes, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, South Bethany, and Fenwick Island, comprises Delaware's beach resorts and is Sussex County's most densely-populated and fastest-growing area.

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Lewes - Dewey Beach - Bethany Beach - South Bethany - Fenwick Island - Sussex County

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