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Fort Delaware

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Product Code: 9781531657437
ISBN13: 9781531657437
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Fort Delaware

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Located on Pea Patch Island, Fort Delaware was erected to defend local ports from enemy attack but never received or fired a shot in anger. The first earthen-work version, constructed during the War of 1812, was followed by a second 1820s plan incorporating a masonry star design with a network of drainage ditches. Engineering issues and a low-lying site doomed the structure; in 1831, it was irreparably damaged by fire. A new plan created a more substantial fortification still standing to this day. Fort Delaware evolved into a well-established community that transformed from protector to notorious Civil War prison camp. Most widely known as a prison, it subsequently served in lesser roles through three more conflicts. Images of America: Fort Delaware unifies an amazing pictorial record of Fort Delaware s historical timeline. The story is not only of active duty but its rescue from abandonment and subsequent successful preservation work."


Author: Laura M. Lee
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Publication Date: Jul 28, 2010
Number of Pages: 130 pages
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10: 1531657435
ISBN-13: 9781531657437
 

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