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Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE
Summary
Significance: In 1847, Congress appropriated one million dollars to build the fort as the largest fort in the country to protect Philadelphia and the harbor. It was first occupied in 1861 during Civil War & used to house Confederate prisoners until 1865. The fort was garrisoned during the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II. It was closed in 1944.
Survey number: HABS DE-194
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000226
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Delaware City, 39.57789, -75.58881
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
