Fort DuPont, named in honor of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, is located between Delaware City and the modern Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the original Reeden Point tract, which was granted to Henry Ward in 1675. The first fortification built was the Ten Gun Battery, an auxiliary to nearby Fort Delaware during the American Civil War. A twenty-gun battery was constructed on the reservation during the 1870s followed by a mine control casemate in 1892. In 1897-1905, Endicott Era emplacements were constructed for long-range rifles, mortars, and rapid-fire guns. In 1922, the post became headquarters for the 1st Engineer Regiment, which garrisoned the post until 1941. During World War II, Fort DuPont served as a mobilization station for deploying units, and contained a prisoner-of-war
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| - Fort DuPont, named in honor of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, is located between Delaware City and the modern Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the original Reeden Point tract, which was granted to Henry Ward in 1675. The first fortification built was the Ten Gun Battery, an auxiliary to nearby Fort Delaware during the American Civil War. A twenty-gun battery was constructed on the reservation during the 1870s followed by a mine control casemate in 1892. In 1897-1905, Endicott Era emplacements were constructed for long-range rifles, mortars, and rapid-fire guns. In 1922, the post became headquarters for the 1st Engineer Regiment, which garrisoned the post until 1941. During World War II, Fort DuPont served as a mobilization station for deploying units, and contained a prisoner-of-war
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| - Fort DuPont, named in honor of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, is located between Delaware City and the modern Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the original Reeden Point tract, which was granted to Henry Ward in 1675. The first fortification built was the Ten Gun Battery, an auxiliary to nearby Fort Delaware during the American Civil War. A twenty-gun battery was constructed on the reservation during the 1870s followed by a mine control casemate in 1892. In 1897-1905, Endicott Era emplacements were constructed for long-range rifles, mortars, and rapid-fire guns. In 1922, the post became headquarters for the 1st Engineer Regiment, which garrisoned the post until 1941. During World War II, Fort DuPont served as a mobilization station for deploying units, and contained a prisoner-of-war camp for captured German soldiers and sailors. After the war, Fort DuPont was declared surplus and offered to the Department of Veterans Affairs for use as a veterans hospital. After they declined, the state bought the site at a 100 percent discount and adapted existing structures for reuse. In 1948, it officially opened as the Governor Walter W. Bacon Health Center. In 1992, a large portion was re-designated as Fort DuPont State Park, which became Delaware's 13th state park. In 1999, the site was officially designated the Fort DuPont Historic District after it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The historic district comprises Fort DuPont State Park and the Governor Bacon Health Center.
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