Posts Tagged ‘Fort Miles’
D-Day Remembered 80 Years and 2 Days Later at Fort Miles
This past week the world paused to recognize the 80th anniversary of D-Day. And what a more appropriate place to hold such a ceremony in Delaware than at the Fort Miles Museum Overlook, on the other edge of the Atlantic, in the Cape Henlopen State Park? 鈥淚鈥檇 like them to remember the sacrifices that everyday…
Read More“Defense Day” Saturday Brings History To Life At Fort Miles
An M18 tank destroyer will be on display Saturday at Fort Miles, and the surrender of a German submarine at the end of World War II will be re-enacted. Encampments, music and other attractions are all part of “Defense Day” at Fort Miles at Cape Henlopen State Park. “A lot of Delawareans did serve in…
Read MoreOrdnance Found Near Fort Miles at Cape Henlopen State Park
Three grenades from the World War II era were uncovered this week at Cape Henlopen State Park in an area near Fort Miles.聽 A visitor found one on Tuesday while Army Corps Engineers unearthed two more on Wednesday. The Division of Parks and Recreation says they could not determine if they were training items or…
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