LOCATION FILE
Fort Delaware
FOLLOWDelaware City, DE
DIRECTIONS →Access is limited. Check hours, permits or bookings before you go.
OVERVIEW
A pentagonal granite fortress on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River, built beginning in 1859 and used during the Civil War to hold as many as 33,000 Confederate prisoners of war, of whom roughly 2,700 died there from disease and harsh conditions.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Living-history staff and visitors have long reported footsteps, voices, and cold spots in the barracks and kitchen, including a recurring figure known as "Susan"; the fort hosts organized paranormal investigations with the Diamond State Ghost Investigators.
VISITING
A Delaware state park reached by ferry from Delaware City, open seasonally with historical tours and scheduled evening paranormal programs.
SITE PLAN
UPLOAD A PLANNo plan on file yet.
A plan of the building or grounds is what a second team opens on a phone in the dark. Going there? Volunteer to map it, then upload your plan.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
0 GROUPS · 0 VISITS
No group has logged an investigation here yet.
HISTORICAL RECORD · 0 CITED ENTRIES
SIGN IN TO CONTRIBUTENo cited entries yet. Deeds, newspaper reports, census lines, photographs, ledgers — anything with a source.
COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
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GROUP FINDINGS