Pea Patch Island

Pea Patch Island
остров Пи-Пэтч
Остров на р. Делавэр [Delaware River], недалеко от ее впадения в залив Делавэр [Delaware Bay]. В 1859 там был сооружен форт [Fort Delaware]. Во время Гражданской войны [Civil War] на острове содержались военнопленные конфедераты [Confederates], число которых достигало 12 тыс. человек. За время войны здесь от холеры и других болезней умерло около 2,7 тыс. человек. Ныне на острове создан парк штата [state park]

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  • Pea Patch Island — is a small island, approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) long, in the U.S. state of Delaware, located in the mid channel of the Delaware River near its entrance into Delaware Bay. It is a low, marshy island, located in New Castle County, facing Delaware… …   Wikipedia

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  • Reedy Island — see also Reedy Island (Assawoman Bay) and Reedy Island (Isle of Wight Bay) in Maryland. Reedy Island is a small island in the middle of the channel of the Delaware River near its mouth on Delaware Bay in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is located… …   Wikipedia

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  • Fort Delaware — is a harbor defense facility built in 1859 on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. During the American Civil War, the Union used Fort Delaware as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war. The fort and the island currently belong to the… …   Wikipedia

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in New Castle County, Delaware — This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in New Castle County, Delaware. Map of all coordinates from Google Map of all coordinates from Bing …   Wikipedia

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