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Part 2
Fort Miles isn’t all World War II
Nick Roth
2 months ago
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a series about history hiding in plain sight at Cape...
PART 1
History hides in plain sight at Cape Henlopen State...
Nick Roth
2 months ago
The annual Delaware Defense Day event at Fort Miles in Cape Henlopen State Park highlighted the...
An informational map of Fort Miles
7 months ago
This is an informational map of Fort Miles in what is today’s Cape Henlopen State Park. As most...
Long-lost Fort Miles barracks at The Point
9 months ago
Those who frequent Cape Henlopen State Park are familiar with the barracks at Fort Miles on the way...
Fort Miles defenses were underground and underwater
Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
I could write a column a week for a year and not even get to all of the history surrounding Fort...
Fort Miles chapel still stands today
2 years ago
In its hey day, Fort Miles in today’s Cape Henlopen State Park had just about everything a solider...
Camp bugler calls the troops of Fort Miles
2 years ago
That’s quite a bugle. This undated image shows the camp bugler at Fort Miles during World War II...
Camp Henlopen before establishment of Fort Miles
2 years ago
A few years before Fort Miles was established at today’s Cape Henlopen State Park, the U.S...
Blood clinic at Fort Miles gym
2 years ago
A few weeks ago, we shared a photograph taken before a 1940s boxing match at the Fort Miles gym. In...
Boxing at Fort Miles in the 1940s
2 years ago
Athletic activities relieved stress and kept the men of Fort Miles in shape. In addition to boxing...
History goes underground at Fort Miles
Ron MacArthur
2 years ago
Sussex County has a hidden history that played a vital role during World War II. There are 16...
Fort Miles soldiers check the weather
3 years ago
The Cape Region has had wild weather from winter through the spring. From one week to another,...
Fort Miles celebrates 75th anniversary of V-J Day
Nick Roth
4 years ago
The COVID-19 pandemic has canceled most events in the Cape Region, but the Fort Miles Historical...
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