Places to stay in Slaughter Beach, Delaware

Slaughter Beach is a town in Sussex County, Delaware. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area. Slaughter Beach was founded in 1681 and incorporated in 1931. There are at least two stories of where the town's name came from: The first is that it was named after William Slaughter, a local postmaster in the mid-19th century. The second story claims “the name came from the horseshoe crabs that wash up on shore and die each year. They come near shore to shallow water to lay their eggs and the low tide strands them leaving them to die, thus the "slaughter. " Places to eat in the region include Ledo Pizza, Library Square Cafe, Los Chilangos Restaurant, and Mama Maria Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria.

If you are travelling in the area, Slaughter Beach is located close to Mispillion Marina, Goose Pond, Siloam Cemetery, The Shears and Silver Lake.

The center of Slaughter Beach ( which is at is longitude -75°18'14.4 and latitude 38°54'44.64 ) is located and 7 miles away from Milford.

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• Slaughter Beach, Delaware on Wikipedia