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出版Arcadia Publishing, 2010
主題History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)History / Military / United States
ISBN07385859049780738585901
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=7VeY4gErnp0C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Located on Pea Patch Island, Fort Delaware was erected to defend local ports from enemy attack but never received or fired a shot in anger. The first earthen-work version, constructed during the War of 1812, was followed by a second 1820s plan incorporating a masonry star design with a network of drainage ditches. Engineering issues and a low-lying site doomed the structure; in 1831, it was irreparably damaged by fire. A new plan created a more substantial fortification still standing to this day. Fort Delaware evolved into a well-established community that transformed from protector to notorious Civil War prison camp. Most widely known as a prison, it subsequently served in lesser roles through three more conflicts. Images of America: Fort Delaware unifies an amazing pictorial record of Fort Delaware's historical timeline. The story is not only of active duty but its rescue from abandonment and subsequent successful preservation work.