Fort Delaware
Fort Delaware is a former harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Mott and Fort DuPont.
Fort Mott
Park
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Fort Mott, located in Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey, United States, was part of the Harbor Defenses of the Delaware, a three-fort defense system designed for the Delaware River during the Reconstruction era and Endicott program modernization periods following the American Civil War and in the 1890s.
Fort DuPont
Protected area
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Fort DuPont, named in honor of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, is located between the original Delaware City and the modern Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the original Reeden Point tract, which was granted to Henry Ward in 1675. Fort DuPont is situated 1½ miles south of Fort Delaware.
Delaware City Historic District
Protected area
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Delaware City Historic District is a national historic district located at Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 204 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the town of Delaware City. Delaware City Historic District is situated 1½ miles southwest of Fort Delaware.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delaware City and Oakwood Beach.
Delaware City
Village
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Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,885 as of 2020. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the Forts Ferry Crossing to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.
Oakwood Beach
Hamlet
Elsinboro Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,001, a decrease of 35 from the 2010 census count of 1,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 56 from the 1,092 counted in the 2000 census. Oakwood Beach is situated 4 miles southeast of Fort Delaware.
Tybouts Corner
Hamlet
Tybouts Corner is an unincorporated populated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Tybouts Corner is situated 4 miles northwest of Fort Delaware.
Fort Delaware
- Type: Protected area
- Description: fort in Delaware, United States
- Categories: fort, military prison, heritage site, and historic site
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.5921° or 39° 35′ 32″ northLongitude
-75.57278° or 75° 34′ 22″ westOpen location code
87F6HCRG+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 360210406OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q5471049
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In Other Languages
From Polish to Portuguese—“Fort Delaware” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Fort Delaware”
- Portuguese: “Fort Delaware”
- Portuguese: “Forte Delauare”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Delaware and Fort Delaware State Park.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Fort Delaware Ferry Landing and Delaware City.
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