Fort Casimir: Key to the Early Delaware Valley

Fort Casimir: Key to the Early Delaware Valley (HM2EP9)

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N 39° 39.728', W 75° 33.561'

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In the mid-1600s this site was the focal point of a three-nation struggle for control of the Delaware River. Dutch military leaders recognized the strategic importance of this place in controlling river traffic in 1651 and established a fort here. Swedish settlers from Fort Christina (now Wilmington) responded by seizing the fort in 1654 and renaming it Fort Trefaldighet (Fort Trinity). A year later, Peter Stuyvesant, the governor of New Netherland, force the surrender of the fort to the Dutch. The fort remained in Dutch hands until the English assaulted and captured it in 1664. Its capture assured English control of the Delaware Valley.

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Archaeologists working on this site found remains of the fort's defensive works. They also found what may be a grenade or cannon ball.
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HM NumberHM2EP9
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Placed ByNew Castle Community Partnership
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Date Added Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 at 7:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 452019 N 4390407
Decimal Degrees39.66213333, -75.55935000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 39.728', W 75° 33.561'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 39' 43.68" N, 75° 33' 33.66" W
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