Fort Delaware
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…
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Weitere Autoren: MacKie, Brendan
- ISBN: 978-0-7385-8590-1
- EAN: 9780738585901
- Produktnummer: 7289743
- Verlag: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 127 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B16.7 cm x D0.8 cm 313 g
- Gewicht: 313
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