Fort Delaware

Delaware · United States of America

Fort Delaware, United States of America
Photo: Michael Swanda, U.S. Army Corps of Enginers, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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A granite and brick fortress on an island in the Delaware River that served as a Civil War prison for Confederate soldiers. Reached by ferry, it retains its moat and pentagonal ramparts.

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