Fort DuPont panoramic photograph
Creation: undatedAbstract
Built in 1899, Fort DuPont was the headquarters for the Coastal Defense command area which included the Delaware River and Bay. This panoramic photograph shows an exterior view of buildings (including officers quarters) and parade grounds at Fort DuPont.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Extent
1 item(s)
General Physical Description
1 photographic print : panoramic photograph ; 8 x 37 in.
Historical Note
Fort DuPont was erected in 1899 and named after Admiral Samuel F. du Pont (1803-1865). It was located next to Delaware City on a spot where auxilliary shore batteries for Fort Delaware had stood since the Civil War. The fort became the headquarters for the Coastal Defense command area which included the Delaware River and Bay. In 1945 most of the facilities in this command were closed, and in 1946 Fort DuPont was transferred to the State of Delaware and became the Governor Bacon Health Center.
Scope and Content
Exterior view of buildings (including officers quarters) and parade grounds at Fort DuPont.
Location
OO1-4
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Fort DuPont panoramic photograph
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
