• 39°35′24″N 75°34′19″W / 39.59000°N 75.57194°W. Overlay of the three versions of Fort Delaware. The largest is Delafield's never-built design...
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  • Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History in Narrowsburg, NY always has openings for colonial re-enactors of all ages who want to become part of our program.
  • Once a camp for Confederate POWs during the Civil War, Fort Delaware has been maintained and restored to tell the stories of those who served at the fort.
  • Fort Delaware is locate on Pea Patch Island and is situated in the Delaware River between the State of Delaware and New Jersey.
  • Built in the nineteenth century as one of three forts designed to protect the city of Philadelphia from attack, Fort Delaware served its purpose well and never...
  • Fort Delaware is a substantial fort constructed in the mid 1850s on Pea Patch Island, Delaware.
  • Accessible only by ferry, Fort Delaware has an important place in American history.
  • The Fort Delaware garrison was increased in size until these new defenses were completed.
  • The State of Delaware acquired the Fort from the Federal Government in 1947.
  • The current building of fort Delaware was built in 1859 to replace the wooden fort there which was burnt to the ground.
  • Fort Delaware is located on Pea Patch Island and is a frequent spot for school field trips and historic tours.
  • Most of the prisoners captured at that engagement, from General James J. Archer, down to the last private, were squeezed into Fort Delaware.