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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1917-1946) - An [[:Category:Endicott Period Forts|Endicott Period]] reinforced concrete coastal fort established in 1917. Named for U.S. Senator Willard Saulsbury, Sr. who served in the U.S. Senate from Delaware 1859 through 1871. Deactivated 1946. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1917-1946) - An [[:Category:Endicott Period Forts|Endicott Period]] reinforced concrete coastal fort established in 1917. Named for U.S. Senator [[Willard Saulsbury]], Sr. who served in the U.S. Senate from Delaware 1859 through 1871. Deactivated 1946. | ||
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Revision as of 19:01, 13 March 2009
Fort Saulsbury (1917-1946) - An Endicott Period reinforced concrete coastal fort established in 1917. Named for U.S. Senator Willard Saulsbury, Sr. who served in the U.S. Senate from Delaware 1859 through 1871. Deactivated 1946.
Fort Saulsbury History
Part of Harbor Defenses of the Delaware.
Endicott Period
Two Endicott Period reinforced concrete gun batteries were built.
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World War I
World War II
Current Status
Private property, no period guns or carriages remain.
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Location: Slaughter Beach, Delaware. Maps & Images Lat: 38.9343347 Long: -75.3317177 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 130
- Wikipedia
- American Forts Network
- North American Forts
Links:
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