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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

10 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...