Owning Fenwick Island By Michael Morgan, Delaware Wave William
Fassett, according to historian Frederick Robertson Jones,
"...was a bold, seafaring man" who had the misfortune of being
captured by pirates while sailing off the southern Delaware
coast. After the pirates stripped Fassett of whatever valuables
he had, they unceremoniously tossed him overboard. Fortunately,
Fassett was a good swimmer; and a short time later, he dragged
himself onto the beach of Fenwick Island. In the early 18th
century, Fenwick was more of an island than it is today. At one
time, a number of inlets cut across the beach along the Delaware
and Maryland coast; but from time to time, storm-driven sand
filled these waterways. At the time, Assawoman Inlet connected
the coastal bay with the ocean about three-quarters of a mile
south of the Delaware border. Old Inlet Point at the end of
North Schulz Road in the town of Fenwick Island is a reminder of
the existence of this ancient waterway. In addition, there was
another inlet just north