Fort Mifflin
Permanent ID:
9602Call number:
V7:1054Dates:
December 24 1939September 22 1936
Image Description:
Photographs of historic Fort Mifflin at the juncture of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. During the Revolutionary War, Fort Mifflin was the site of a battle between the Continental forces and British forces under the command of Admiral Howe, whose fleet sought to land at Philadelphia in 1776. During the Civil War, the fort was used as a prison for captured Confederates.(1) Photograph depicts a semi-panoramic view of the exterior of Fort Mifflin.
(2) Verso.
(3) Photograph depicts the guardhouse dated September 1936.
(4) Photograph depicts a general view of the fort and moat.
Inscription:
FORT MIFFLIN at the juncture of the Delaware and Schuylkill, stands as a monument to the heroic force of Continentals who fought off Admiral Howe’s Fleet seeking to land troops in Philadelphia in 1776. During the Civil War it was used as a prison for captured Confederates. Bridge on right leads to entrance of their subterranean dungeons. Buildings surrounding the old fort are now used as storehouses by the U. S. Army Quartermaster Corps. A newer fort, erected in 1855, nearby, houses munition magazines for the navy, guarded by a garrison of Marines. Other historic spots in this area: “Cannonball Farm,” where a Revolutionary War projectile still sticks in the side of a house; Bannaker School (oldest public school, in Philadelphia); St. James of Kingsessing Church, built in 1760. (Verso)Address:
Fort Mifflin Road, PhiladelphiaFormat:
PhotographsDimensions:
Width: 25.5 cm, Height: 20 cm (image)Width: 20.5 cm, Height: 16 cm (image)
Collection:
Philadelphia Record photograph morgueRelated Person or Organization:
Fort Mifflin (Philadelphia, Pa.) (depicted)Library of Congress Subjects:
Fort Mifflin (Philadelphia, Pa.) [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh87001269]