Fort DuPont

by Brendan Mackie, Peter K. Morrill, Laura M. Lee

Book Overview

Once a place of war, then a place of health, and finally, preservation, Fort DuPont has had a long and interesting history.

Fort DuPont is named in honor of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont and located on the Reeden Point tract, land initially granted to Henry Ward in 1675. The first fortification built was the Ten Gun Battery during the Civil War, a heavily armed earthwork fortification dedicated to protecting the Chesapeake...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738588075
• ISBN13: 9780738588070
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.2"