Join us for October's First Saturday Program: Home Is Where the Archive Is — Learn simple ways to preserve family photographs, documents, home movies, and digital files at home. Learn more about this alert.
Join us for October's First Saturday Program: Home Is Where the Archive Is — Learn simple ways to preserve family photographs, documents, home movies, and digital files at home. Learn more about this alert.
Located in the Delaware River, Fort Delaware was built by the federal government on Pea Patch Island in the mid-1800s as a coastal defense fortification to protect the ports of Wilmington and Philadelphia. During the Civil War, Union forces housed more than 33,000 Confederate and political prisoners of war here. About 2,400 Confederate prisoners died, with many buried at Finn’s Point National Cemetery in New Jersey. Following service in both World Wars, the fort was returned to the State of Delaware. In 1951, through advocacy efforts led by the Fort Delaware Society, the site was preserved as one of Delaware’s first state parks.
Installed in 2026.
Sen. Nicole Poore and Rep. Minor-Brown, 2026.
55 Clinton Street, Delaware City, DE 19706
Delaware's Governor
State Directory
Elected Officials
General Assembly
Delaware Courts
State Employees
Cities & Towns
Delaware State Code
State Regulations
Business First Steps
Phone Directory
Locations Directory
Delaware Public Meetings
Voting & Elections
Transparency
Choose Health DE
Tax Center
Personal Income Tax
Privacy Policy
Weather & Travel
Contact State Agencies
Corporations
Franchise Tax
Gross Receipts Tax
Withholding Tax
Guides to Services
Help Center
Mobile Apps
E-mail / Text Alerts
Social Media
Built by the Government Information Center
©MMXXVI Delaware.gov
