The Faithful Steward site of a 1785 shipwreck
A 4g/5G Pole was placed in the dunes near the site of the shipwreck and closer to it than this marker. This sign was moved across the road and away from the ocean shipwreck site.
The sign reads: The Faithful Steward, bound from Londonderry, Ireland to Philadelphia, ran aground on a shoal September 1, 1785 with 249 passengers aboard.
Stormy weather drove the vessel toward shore where it became stranded in 4 fathoms (24 feet) of water within 100 yards of the shoreline. Strong winds capsized the ship and 181 passengers, including 93 women and children, perished. Looters soon arrived, carried off trunks of personal cargo, and picked the pockets of the deceased. The ship carried 400 barrels of British copper halfpennies and rose gold guineas.
The coins redeposit along the shore after strong storms, giving rise to the name, Coin Beach.
DELAWARE PUBLIC ARCHIVES – 2017