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Historic Sites in Delaware City

Explore 2 historic places in Delaware City, from museums and landmarks to destinations connected with defining events and eras in American history.

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Historic Destinations in Delaware City

Fort Delaware State Park

Delaware City, DE

A Civil War-era island fortress reached by ferry from Delaware City, where living-history programs interpret coastal defense and the imprisonment of Confederate soldiers.

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Fort DuPont State Park

Delaware City, DE

A Delaware River park preserving remnants of a military post that evolved from Civil War defenses into a major coastal-artillery installation used through World War II.

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Historical Eras Represented

Civil War Spanish American War & American Expansion World War I World War II Early Cold War

Road Trips Through Delaware City

90 mi · 2 Days

Defending the Delaware: Forts from Civil War to World War II

Follow a century of Delaware coastal defense from a Civil War island fortress to a modernized river fort and the World War II batteries at Cape Henlopen.

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