FOIA Requests

Date Posted: Wednesday, April 13th, 2016 FOIA requests may now be made directly from our website. Look for the “Contact Us” tab on the navigation menu; then select “FOIA Request Form” from the drop-down menu.  You can also download a PDF form to submit your request in writing as well as view any related applicable fees.


President Letter

Date Posted: Tuesday, August 18th, 2015 Bethel is a small, well-preserved 19th century shipbuilding and trading community, located on Broad Creek in western Sussex County between Seaford and Laurel. Wooden sailing vessels were constructed by Bethel’s skilled ship carpenters until the early -20th century. The most significant class of Bethel craft were the Chesapeake sailing rams, which originated from this Broad […]


Welcome to the Town of Bethel

Date Posted: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 The beginning of recorded history about Bethel goes back to 1683 when the Maryland Colony granted approximately 500 acres of land on the east side of the Nanticoke River and on the banks of Broad Creek to John Caldwell. This land and adjacent tracts went by many names; some of which were “Job’s Lot”, “Mitchell’s Harbor”, […]