Dewey Beach, Delaware Dewey Beach, Delaware Motto: Dewey Beach, A Way of Life Dewey Beach is positioned in Delaware Dewey Beach - Dewey Beach Dewey Beach is an incorporated coastal town in easterly Sussex County, Delaware, United States.

In 2011, the NRDC awarded Dewey Beach with a 5-Star rating in water character.

This award was given only to 12 other locations, one being neighboring Rehoboth Beach. Out of the 30 states with coastline, the Delaware Beaches ranked number 1 in water character in 2011. 2 "Dewey Beach, A Way of Life" It is believed that the name was changed to Dewey Beach following the 1898 Battle of Manilla (Spanish American War) when Admiral George Dewey became a nationwide hero.

The Rehoboth Beach Life-Saving Station (RBLSS), positioned at the end of Dagsworthy Street, was commissioned in 1878.

It became the Rehoboth Beach Coast Guard Station (RBCGS) in 1915.

"Dewey Beach, A Way of Life" While it has a reputation as a magnet for partygoers in the summer months, Dewey Beach is also a prominent family resort spot, especially because of its wide, sandy beaches, and many hotels, cottages, and condominiums may be found.

As is the case with most beach areas, Dewey Beach quiets down in the off season.

The town hosts the Dewey Beach Music Conference amid the last weekend of September.

Another prominent Dewey Beach event, which occurs every Columbus Day weekend in October, is Greyhounds Reach The Beach, where thousands of rescued greyhounds and their owners congregate.

In June, recently graduated high school seniors come to Dewey Beach for Senior Week. Dewey Beach is positioned at 38 41 34 N 75 04 29 W (38.6928899, -75.0746249). Delaware Route 1 (Coastal Highway) serves as the chief north-south road in Dewey Beach, heading south along the coast and athwart the Indian River Inlet Bridge toward Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island, and Ocean City, Maryland and turning northwest to furnish access from inland points.

Delaware Route 1 - A (King Charles Avenue) begins at DE 1 in Dewey Beach and heads north into Rehoboth Beach. Between May 15 and September 15, all parking in Dewey Beach is regulated by parking meters or parking permits. DART First State provides bus service to Dewey Beach in the summer months along Beach Bus Route 208, which heads north to the Rehoboth Beach Park and Ride to connect to other Resort Transit routes and the Route 305 bus from Wilmington and south to the 144th Street Transit Center in Ocean City, Maryland to connect to the Ocean City Beach Bus. The Jolly Trolley is a private shuttle service that provides incessant transport in Dewey Beach and to neighboring Rehoboth Beach.

Best - Bus offers intercity bus service to Dewey Beach from Union Station and Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C.

Dewey Beach is governed by a Town Council and Mayor. As of 2011, the city's mayor is Diane Hanson. "Testing The Waters: Superstar Beaches - NRDC".

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dewey Beach.

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