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KiKitC Says: When the fort was turned over to the state in 1947, much of the fort was vandalized. Piles of plaster had fallen from the ceilings. The Officer's Building has been remarkably restored and furnished...even with some of the original pieces!In the officer's building, you will...
KiKitC Says: A lot of restoration has been done to room within the fort that housed and served the enlisted men. You can visit the kitchen and mess hall, as it would have been in 1864. The flags around the mess hall properly display 35 stars...the number of states in the Union at the...
KiKitC Says: 55 wooden barracks were built on the parade grounds to house over 10,000 Conferate Prisoners of War. All of the original barracks have gone with time, but the Fort Delaware Society has had one rebuilt using the same plans as the originals. Visitors can enter the barracks and...
KiKitC Says: Pea Patch Island, as it was known to the locals, was a private hunting ground for Dr. Henry Gale. In 1794, the French military engineer Pierre Charles L’Enfant surveyed the island as an ideal location for a river defense fort. The US military offered Gale $30,000 for...
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tpangelinan Says: Here is a copy of the activities scheduled at the Fort the day we visited. August 23, 186311:30 8" Colombiad Cannon DemonstrationTickets for this were $2.00, (12 & under free)12:30 Civil War Games 1:15 Interpretive tour. Given by characters in costume of 1863!1:30 Victorian...
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Good for a cookie or chips, not much else here. Soda machine and picnic tables, but the tables were really dirty.
Favorite Dish: This is the view from the roof of the Fort, which is largely covered with grass.
Updated Aug 23, 2003
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Only the brave should attend this haunted tour given at night, it is $12.00 per person, and has the potential to be "vewy scawy mr. wabbit".
Dress Code: Come as you are, or in period garb if you dare!
Written Aug 23, 2003
Phone: 302-834-7708
KiKitC Says: The State of Delaware acquired the fort in 1947 and opened Fort Delaware State Park. Access to the island is by ferry only, leaving from Delaware City in Delaware or Fort Mott in New Jersey. The only fee to visit this historic park is the cost of the ferry ride ($11 adults,...
tpangelinan Says: The only way I know to get out to the island. This Ferry runs from April to September.You can charter ferry complete with cateror and bartender for up to 88 people if you "got it like that'!
KiKitC Says: Every day is a depiction of a day in 1864, at the heart of the fort's history. Every character here is based on historical documentation and personl journals. The reenactors know the background of each soldier or POW and brings that person back to life for you.You will meet...
tpangelinan Says: You can pack your lunch in, just pack your trash out. You have to take the trash with you to keep the prices down for the fort! There are picnic tables all over the island. You can buy cold drinks here, and bottled water was only $1.25. You can easily see this is a lovely...
In 1817, Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island was orignally built for protection of the ports of Wilmington and Philadelphia, but soon became a feared prison for Confederate Soldiers during the Civil...
Kids really like this place. They have people (volunteers) walking around in period costumes. If you have a civil war buff in your house, grab your hat and get to the dock!
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