Fort Delaware Society Home Page

The Fort Delaware Society is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization, chartered in 1950, and dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of historic Fort Delaware.

The Society’s mission is to:

(1) foster awareness of this historic treasure among the general public,

(2) raise and expend funds for current restoration and interpretive needs, and

(3) promote continuing research into the history of the site, the soldiers and civilians who worked there, all those who were imprisoned there, and all who died there.

Most remembered as a Civil War prison camp, Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island served as a guardian of the Delaware River from the War of 1812 through World War II. Our supporting members include descendants of both Union and Confederate soldiers, and a great many others with no family ties to Fort Delaware. All are driven by a simple desire to preserve this important piece of America’s history.

The Society operates the Fort Delaware Museum, the Sutler Shop, and the W. Emerson Wilson Research Library; publishes books and other documents relating to Fort Delaware; administers the Fort Delaware Fund; and conducts research for descendants of Fort Delaware prisoners and members of the Union garrison.

Location

Fort Delaware Society

Headquarters, Archives & Library

33 Staff Lane, Fort DuPont State Park

Delaware City, Delaware

Mailing Address

Fort Delaware Society

P. O. Box 553

Delaware City, DE 19706

Telephone & Fax

Local, Regional & Long Distance: (302) 834-1630

Toll Free Outside Delaware: (888) 936-7833

(Please call before sending a FAX!)

Internet

E-Mail: society@fortdelaware.org

All text and photographs presented on this website are the property of the Fort Delaware Society unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. No part of this site may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the Fort Delaware Society.

For further information, contact the Webmaster Hugh Simmons.