Fort Delaware State Park

Fort Delaware State Park Experience Fort Delaware, and the history of the amazing people that lived there.

Engineers Weekend at Fort Delaware with Detachment, U.S. Engineers
06/01/2026

Engineers Weekend at Fort Delaware with Detachment, U.S. Engineers

Weatherman says it is a perfect day to visit Fort Delaware! Here is the schedule for today:11:15 am - Stick-Stuck Drill ...
05/30/2026

Weatherman says it is a perfect day to visit Fort Delaware! Here is the schedule for today:

11:15 am - Stick-Stuck Drill
12:15 pm - 32-Pounder Demonstration
1:15 pm - Paymaster Program
2:10 pm - Musketry Demonstration
3:30 pm - American Coastal Defense Program

Fort Delaware staff joined the last school group of the 2026 spring season! 59 schools in 18 days with 236 programs con...
05/29/2026

Fort Delaware staff joined the last school group of the 2026 spring season! 59 schools in 18 days with 236 programs conducted! A great season with great schools and a great staff including our partners DRBA/Delafort.

Engineers' Weekend starts tomorrow! We can't wait.
05/29/2026

Engineers' Weekend starts tomorrow! We can't wait.

We all love the "National Pastime!" Come out on June 7 and watch the Diamond State Baseball Club take on the Rising Sun ...
05/26/2026

We all love the "National Pastime!" Come out on June 7 and watch the Diamond State Baseball Club take on the Rising Sun BBC. Free with admission!

Due to river conditions- Fort Delaware will be closed - today - May 23rd, 2026.
05/23/2026

Due to river conditions- Fort Delaware will be closed - today - May 23rd, 2026.

On Thursday, May 28, we are going to be having a special program at the Delaware City Library. The program, "Through Max...
05/22/2026

On Thursday, May 28, we are going to be having a special program at the Delaware City Library. The program, "Through Max's Eyes," will be about former POW Max Neugas' sketches of Fort Delaware, and how many of them came to be in the possession of the Fort Delaware Society, and thus accessible to Fort Delaware State Park. The program will be held at 6 pm. Hope to see you there!

Image courtesy of the Fort Delaware Society.

One of the military surgeons at Fort Delaware during the Civil War was Washington George Nugent, of Pittston, Pennsylvan...
05/19/2026

One of the military surgeons at Fort Delaware during the Civil War was Washington George Nugent, of Pittston, Pennsylvania. Throughout his time at Fort Delaware, he wrote a number of letters to his wife, Sarah. We will be sharing some of his observations from time to time!

From June 2nd, 1864 -

"What sudden changes we have in the weather. Yesterday was so warm that you could scarcely bear any clothing and today too cold to sit without fire. I have a coal fire in my room and it is very comfortable."

Images is a drawing of Ward 9, Fort Delaware Hospital.

We are very much looking forward to our Engineers' Weekend coming up on May 30-31! Mark your calendars...you won't want ...
05/15/2026

We are very much looking forward to our Engineers' Weekend coming up on May 30-31! Mark your calendars...you won't want to miss this!

Next Monday (May 18) we will be presenting the third part of our Civil War lecture series at the Brandywine Hundred Libr...
05/12/2026

Next Monday (May 18) we will be presenting the third part of our Civil War lecture series at the Brandywine Hundred Library. The program begins at 6:30 pm. It is free, but you can register at this link: https://delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/16316687.

Hope to see you there!

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55 Clinton Street
Delaware City, DE
19706

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