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Part 2

Fort Miles isn’t all World War II

Nick Roth
1 year 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
1 year ago
The annual Delaware Defense Day event at Fort Miles in Cape Henlopen State Park highlighted the...

An informational map of Fort Miles

1 year 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

1 year 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
2 years 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

3 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

3 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

3 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

3 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
3 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

4 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
5 years ago
The COVID-19 pandemic has canceled most events in the Cape Region, but the Fort Miles Historical...