From the September 11, 2021, Delaware Business Now.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has begun construction on several Fort Delaware State Park projects.
Areas of the fort, located on an island in the Delaware River that are normally open to the public will remain open.
The fort is best-known as a prison for Confederate soldiers captured by the Union during the Civil War. It was originally built to protect the City of Wilmington, Delaware.
The $3.7 million project, funded by multiple sources, includes the following enhancements:
** The tram path, which brings visitors from the pier to the fort, will be stabilized and repaved.
** Trails between the restrooms, fort, barracks and heronry will be constructed with aggregates to be durable and prevent soggy shoes. (A heronry is a nesting ground for herons. I had to look this up.)
** The heronry observation platform will be rebuilt to be safe and inviting.
** A new maintenance building will be constructed for a better, safer place for staff to support public access to the cultural and natural resources of the island.
** A new screened pavilion will be constructed to provide suitable space for groups to eat lunch together.
Way to Go, Fort Delaware. --Old Secesh
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