Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island
Facts and practical information
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. A three-gun concrete battery of 12-inch guns, later named Battery Torbert, was designed by Maj. Charles W. Raymond and built inside the fort in the 1890s. By 1900, the fort was part of a three fort concept, the first forts of the Coast Defenses of the Delaware, working closely with Fort Mott in Pennsville, New Jersey, and Fort DuPont in Delaware City, Delaware. The fort and the island currently belong to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and encompass a living history museum, located in Fort Delaware State Park. ()
Pea Patch Island
Fort Delaware – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Fort Mott State Park, Fort Delaware State Park, Fort Delaware State Park, Fort Mott.