FORT DELAWARE.
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 128 pages. 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..... READ MORE about FORT DELAWARE
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