Fort Mifflin

Fort Mifflin, originally called Fort Island Battery and also known as Mud Island Fort, was commissioned in 1771 and sits on Mud Island on the below , near .
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 metres)
  • …is also known as “Fort Miffin”
  • Description: on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Historically known as
    “Fort Island Battery”
    “Mud Island Fort”
  • Established: ~1775

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Philadelphia International Airport and Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

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Historic site
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The was a United States Navy shipyard in , Pennsylvania. is situated 2 miles northeast of Fort Mifflin.

Museum
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The Red Bank Battlefield is located along the… is situated 1¼ miles east of Fort Mifflin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include National Park and Red Bank.

Village
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is a borough in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 2 miles east of Fort Mifflin.

Hamlet
National Park is a borough in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 2 miles east of Fort Mifflin.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community within… is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fort Mifflin.

Fort Mifflin

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Latitude
39.87545° or 39° 52′ 32″ north
Longitude
-75.21289° or 75° 12′ 46″ west
Open location code
87F6VQGP+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 50114315
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4558021
Wiki­data ID
Q3077947

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Fort Mifflin” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Fort Mifflin”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ميفلين”
  • French: “fort Mifflin”
  • French: “Fort Mifflin”
  • Japanese: “ミッフリン砦”
  • Urdu: “فورٹ مفلن”

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