Fort Delaware State Park

Fort Delaware State Park tends to be a seasonal park in Delaware City, Delaware. The park opens on Memorial Day weekend in 2011 for the season. Fort Delaware was a Union Fortress that still stands. It dates to 1859 and was a place for keeping Confederate prisoners of war. The fort was first built to protect Wilmington and Philadelphia ports. The fort is a little worn down now, but it can still be toured by visitors.

In order to reach Fort Delaware State Park travelers must take a .5 mile ferry ride from Delaware City to Pea Patch Island. There is a jitney in the summers that transports individuals from the mainland to the island dock. It is here that the granite and brick fort can be toured. Costumed interpreters are on hand to make visitors realize what it was like back in 1864.

Hands on history lessons are offered with blacksmithing, laundry, and even live gunpowder discharges. An 8 inch Columbiad gun is fired safely to make the history come alive. There are a plethora of artifacts on hand from the past to show what life was like. A food concession or picnic meal is possible.