As you drive around Delaware outside the big cities, there’s one thing you can count on: seeing lovely old barns. From the gently rolling hills of the piedmont to the coastal plains, there’s much to admire when traveling though the rural areas of The First State.
Barns are one of those alluring items that dot the horizon, making you wait in anticipation as you grow slowly closer to admire them. Photographers love barns. Here are 21 photos capturing the essence of beautiful old barns in Delaware through the years.
- Dover
Flickr/Mike Mahaffle
- Smyrna
Flickr/Joe Nestlerode
- Rural Delaware
Flickr/jaben90
- Newark
Flickr/Thomas
- Near Milton
Flickr/pwbaker
- Seaford
Flickr/W Griffith
- Sandtown
Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM
- Near Laurel
Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM
- Lewes
Flickr/Mike Mahaffle
- Near Newark
Flickr/schwa021
- Northern Delaware
Flickr/TC Davis
- Odessa
Flickr/Lee Cannon
- Near Sussex
Flickr/Lee Cannon
- Near Lewes
Flickr/Mike Mahaffle
- Outside Wilmington
Flickr/TC Davis
- Sussex County
Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM
- Kent County
Flickr/Mike Mahaffle
- Sussex County
Flickr/Lee Cannon
- Rural Delaware
Flickr/WebbShots
- Near Smyrna
Flickr/Michael Husk
- Williamsville
Flickr/Lee Cannon
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Flickr/Mike Mahaffle
Flickr/Joe Nestlerode
Flickr/jaben90
Flickr/Thomas
Flickr/pwbaker
Flickr/W Griffith
Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM
Flickr/schwa021
Flickr/TC Davis
Flickr/Lee Cannon
Flickr/WebbShots
Flickr/Michael Husk
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