Henlopen Acres replaces damaged 100-year-old millstone
A year after being broken in half by a hit-and-run driver, the millstone at the ocean end of Pine Reach in Henlopen Acres has been replaced.
The original millstone was involved in a hit-and-run crash in February 2024. According to the town’s March 2025 newsletter, the millstone was installed in February. The top half of the millstone – the part with the town name – survived the crash and has been placed at town hall.
Henlopen Acres Town Manager Anna Fagan said LeCompte Monument Company of Laurel sourced, cut, etched and installed the granite millstone for the town. The company also moved the old one to town hall, she said.
“We are very happy with their work,” said Fagan.
The original millstone is believed to be about 100 years old. It was installed by Col. Wilbur Corkran when he started developing the community.
Along with the tree canopy, millstones are one of Henlopen Acres’ defining characteristics. Millstones are located by the marina, at vehicular entrances on Henlopen Avenue and pedestrian entrances on Ocean Drive.
Return of Acres’ newsletter
The town’s March 2025 newsletter is the first since June 2024. The newsletter features community updates, welcomes new property owners, offers condolences after the deaths of property owners, introduces new staff and includes other relevant information on life in the Acres.
Henlopen Acres’ newsletter program began in 2012 and was published quarterly through the end of 2022. Through the transition of multiple town managers over a short period of time, the newsletter has been published less frequently.
Fagan, who took over as town manager in October, said the plan is to do newsletters quarterly, plus they’ll be doing a special Arbor Day edition this year too.
The newsletter can be found on the town’s website, henlopenacres.delaware.gov.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. Additionally, Flood moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes that are jammed with coins during daylight hours, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
