page_title: Fort Delaware State Park
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: Fort Delaware State Park / References
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context_page_description: Fort Delaware State Park is a 288-acre Delaware state park on Pea Patch Island in New Castle County, Delaware, in the United States. A fortress was built on Pea Patch Island by the United States Army in 1815, near the conclusion of the War of 1812, to protect the harbors of Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The fort was burned and rebuilt in the years prior to the American Civil War, and soon after the start of the war the fort was converted to a Prisoner of War camp. Fort Delaware continued to protect the mouth of the Delaware River through World War I and II. Pea Patch Island and Fort Delaware was declared surplus land by the United States Department of Defense in 1945.
  Fort Delaware State Park, one of the first state parks in Delaware, was established in 1951. The park, which can only be accessed by ferry, is open for historic programs at Fort Delaware. The fort is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to historical preservation, Fort Delaware State Park is also open for picnicking and hiking.
  Visitors to the park may reach it by ferry from Delaware City or Fort Mott State Park in New Jersey.
context_section_description: "Pea Patch Island Heronry Region". Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
  "Fort Delaware Timeline". Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Archived from the original on 2007-08-05. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
  "The Civil War Gift Shop". Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Archived from the original on 2007-07-23. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
  "Fort Delaware State Park". Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  "Ahl's Heavy Artillery". Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Archived from the original on 2007-08-05. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
  "Fort Delaware Society". Fort Delaware Society. Retrieved December 31, 2018. The Fort Delaware Society is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization, chartered in 1950, and dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of historic Fort Delaware.
  Billington, Mike (2006-08-26). "Fort Delaware saved from watery fate". Delaware News-Journal. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
caption: Fort Delaware
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