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Times for daily programs may vary and may not be offered every day. Call the park office at (302) 834-7941 for daily schedules. Be sure to reserve your ferry tickets before your visit.
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Free Trade: Bartering on the Island
Exchange your 21st-century dollars for Civil War-era script, including greenbacks and stamps. Then, while you are on the island, if you see someone making something you like, you can try to negotiate a deal with them. Feel free to keep the reproduction script as a souvenir, or return it for your modern greenbacks. |
| Interpretive Tour of the Fort |
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Meet the people who actually lived on Pea Patch Island during the war as you tour the various rooms. Learn about our restored rooms from both the modern day perspective, and from the the perspective of the people living in 1864.
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Heavy Artillery Demonstration
The artillery at Fort Delaware could fire over 40,000 pounds |
of iron in 30 minutes at an enemy ship. Come see our real 8-inch Columbiad – the second largest Civil War cannon still fired in the United States. Learn what the fort’s guns could do and how a crew fired this giant. The demonstration is limited to 70 participants.
Heavy Artillery Drill
For eight years this has been one of visitors’ favorite programs. In this totally interactive program, recruits are drafted from the audience for the heavy artillery drill at Fort Delaware. Under the watchful eye of the officer, these new recruits will learn to handle the implements required to load and fire our 32-pounder gun.
| Light Artillery Drill |
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| While they don’t look as impressive as the big guns,light artillery was important to the war effort on both sides. Join our soldiers and learn how these cannons work. |
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Fort Delaware:
Gibraltar of the East
Learn about the massive armament of Fort Delaware, and why it was one of the most powerful fortresses in America.
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This page last updated 05/09/2008
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Captain
G. S. Clark: Feeding Fort Delaware
| Meet Captain Clark, Commissary Officer for Fort Delaware. It is his job to make sure that all the |
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| soldiers,both the garrison and the prisoners, get fed the proper amount. This is a monumental task since the fort is on an island with no drinkable water. Speak with him and find out how he does it. |
Civil War Photography
Mr. John L. Gihon, artist and photographer, has recently traveled from Philadelphia to Fort Delaware to take images of the soldiers, prisoners, and civilians. Now, he has sent his apprentice to practice taking images in this unique location. Find out how a Civil War-era camera works, and what is needed to make the picture appear on the tin or glass plate as the apprentice learns his trade. Please call the park office at (302) 834-7941 for availability of this special program.
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Post Civil War Tours |
Learn the history of Fort Delaware after the Civil War as you go through the “new” section of Fort Delaware (circa 1900). Find out everything about the fort from the time when the last Civil War prisoners left to the present day.
Reverend Isaac Handy:
Rebel with a Cause
Ask Reverend Handy how he came to be a political prisoner at Fort Delaware. See if you think he should be in prison, or if he’s a traitor to the Union. Whether you agree with his beliefs or not, you’re sure to be in for some lively conversation.
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