Fort Saulsbury

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 12" gun batteries were built, both started Aug 1917 and both completed in Dec 1920. The guns were proof fired 15 & 16 May 1930.
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World War I

Fort Saulsbury Plan

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 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

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:

• Fort Saulsbury
• Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

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