On the coast of the Sinepuxent Bay across from Assateague Island lies an archaeological time-capsule riddled with artifacts. The Rackliffe House, it is called, named after John Rackliffe who built the house in 1740. Archaeology teams in Worcester County have made use of their skills to uncover the secrets of this Colonial treasure, providing yet another informative glimpse at life in the 18th century. The beautiful house you see above is the result of tireless reconstruction based on data they've uncovered.

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The year was 1891, when disaster befell an unsuspecting crew of fishermen off the coast of Delaware.

They had set sail over the open sea, casting their nets like any other day. Evening came, when the lookout spotted preliminary warning signs of a storm brewing. Thinking they had enough time to squeeze in more work before the storm-clouds arrived, captain and crew agreed to continue fishing. By the dark of nightfall they had a catch so great, they thought it well-worth the risk. Their excitement over the loads of fish now in the hold made them all but forget the impending tempest, until it was much too late.

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A long time ago, back during the Civil War, there was a plantation owner in Dorchester County who was confronted with an unimaginable terror. At the time, no one knew just what he saw, but they did find him dead at the edge of Greenbriar Swamp several days after his encounter...

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In a Milford shipyard, some 9 decades ago, the idea to create pleasure yachts came to fruition with the building of 'Augusta'- 44 feet of Milford history floating along the shores of Delaware and the eastern seaboard. Committed to preserving history, Sudler & Joan Lofland undertook the remodeling of this historic yacht to its former glory. It was relaunched at the Vineyard Shipyard and Host Our Coast was there to capture it.

Video by Errol Webber