Fort Mott

#3675 among destinations in the United States

Natural attraction, Protected area

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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 postbellum and Endicott program modernization periods following the American Civil War and in the 1890s. The other two forts in the system were Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island and Fort DuPont in Delaware City, Delaware. ()

Built: 1896 (128 years ago)Area: 124 acres (0.1937 mi²)Coordinates: 39°36'10"N, 75°33'4"W

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Fort Mott – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Delaware, Finn's Point National Cemetery, Fort Mott State Park, Fort Delaware State Park.

1.4 miSW
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island
36 min walk • 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. During the American Civil War, the Union used Fort Delaware as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war, political prisoners, federal convicts, and privateer officers.
0.6 miN
Cemetery
Finn's Point National Cemetery, Pennsville
16 min walk • Finn's Point National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. It encompasses 4.6 acres, and as of February 2009, had 3,033 interments.
~410 ftNW
State park, Regional park, Park
Fort Mott State Park, Pennsville
2 min walk • 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 postbellum and Endicott program modernization periods following the American Civil War and in the 1890s.
1.3 miSW
Military museum, History museum, Museum
Fort Delaware State Park, Pea Patch Island
34 min walk • Fort Delaware State Park is a 288-acre Delaware state park on Pea Patch Island in New Castle County, Delaware, in the United States.
1.3 miNE
Lighthouse
Finns Point Range Light, Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
35 min walk • The Finns Point Range Rear Light is a lighthouse in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey. It is located just east of the Delaware River and was part of Range light pair that guided ships into the Delaware River.
1.3 miNE
Lighthouse
Finn's Point Rear Range Light, Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
34 min walk • Finn's Point Rear Range Light is located in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The range light was built in 1876 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1978. It has been incorporated into the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
1.2 miNW
National park
Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge
31 min walk • Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge was a National Wildlife Refuge located on the east bank of the Delaware River adjacent to the current Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.