Fort Miles

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Fort Miles was a United States Army World War II installation located on Cape Henlopen near Lewes, Delaware. Although funds to build the fort were approved in 1934, it was 1938 before construction began on the fort. On 3 June 1941 it was named for Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles.

1940  Wikimedia, Wikidata
artillery fort, historic district, United States, United States, 

  • National Register of Historic Places listed place page@
  • National Register of Historic Places page@
  • FortWiki page@
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Location: 38.7806, -75.0917, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet ⓘ
    naval battle of American Revolutionary War near Cape May, New Jersey
  • Battle of the Delaware Capes ⓘ
    1782 battle
  • Bombardment of Lewes ⓘ
  • Battery 223 ⓘ
  • Compagniesfort Whorekill ⓘ
    fort used by the Dutch West India Company
  • Fort Swanendael ⓘ
    fort used by the Dutch West India Company
  • Fort Saulsbury ⓘ
    United States army coastal defense
  • Fort Miles ⓘ
    US Army fort near Lewes, Delaware (1942–1991)
  • Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum ⓘ
    aviation museum in Lower Township, New Jersey
  • HMS Braak ⓘ
    1781 brig-sloop
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Ft Miles TowerFt Miles Tower
Panama Mount Battery 22 Ft MilesPanama Mount Battery 22 Ft Miles
Fire Control Tower 7 at Fort Miles, Delaware, USAFire Control Tower 7 at Fort Miles, Delaware, USA
Fire control tower at Fort Miles, Delaware, USA, converted to a harbor control stationFire control tower at Fort Miles, Delaware, USA, converted to a harbor control station
Fire Control Tower 7 at Fort Miles, Delaware, USAFire Control Tower 7 at Fort Miles, Delaware, USA
Fire control tower at Fort Miles, Delaware, USA, converted to a harbor control stationFire control tower at Fort Miles, Delaware, USA, converted to a harbor control station
Current View of Fort Miles From Tower 7Current View of Fort Miles From Tower 7
12 inch M1895 gun Fort Miles breech block Flickr 672370131912 inch M1895 gun Fort Miles breech block Flickr 6723701319
12 inch M1895 gun Fort Miles right side view Flickr 672370167912 inch M1895 gun Fort Miles right side view Flickr 6723701679
Coastal artillery spotting tower for Fort Miles, Dewey Beach, Delaware, USACoastal artillery spotting tower for Fort Miles, Dewey Beach, Delaware, USA
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1776Battle of Turtle Gut InletbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1782Battle of the Delaware CapesUnited States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1813Bombardment of LewesbombardmentWikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places listed place page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
    linkpageFortWiki page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS GallupshipWikidata
    objectwatercraft1891USS CherokeetugWikidata
    objectwatercraft1938Overfallspreserved watercraft, lightvesselWikidata
    siteartillery batteryBattery 223artillery batteryWikidata
    sitefortCompagniesfort WhorekillfortWikidata
    sitefortFort SwanendaelfortWikidata
    sitefort1924Fort SaulsburyfortWikidata
    sitefort1940Fort Milesartillery fort, historic districtWikidata
    sitemuseum1997Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museumaviation museum, military museumWikidata
    siteshipwreck1795HMS Braakbrig-sloop, shipwreckWikidata
    commonsimageFt Miles Tower Commons
    commonsimagePanama Mount Battery 22 Ft Miles Commons
    commonsimageFire Control Tower 7 at Fort Miles, Delaware, USA Commons
    commonsimageFire control tower at Fort Miles, Delaware, USA, converted to a harbor control station Commons
    commonsimageFire Control Tower 7 at Fort Miles, Delaware, USA Commons
    commonsimageFire control tower at Fort Miles, Delaware, USA, converted to a harbor control station Commons
    commonsimageCurrent View of Fort Miles From Tower 7 Commons
    commonsimage12 inch M1895 gun Fort Miles breech block Flickr 6723701319 Commons
    commonsimage12 inch M1895 gun Fort Miles right side view Flickr 6723701679 Commons
    commonsimageCoastal artillery spotting tower for Fort Miles, Dewey Beach, Delaware, USA Commons
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