1948 Map of Delaware City

About this map

The strategic waters of the Delaware River define this coastal landscape, anchored by the military installations of Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island and Fort Mott State Park on the New Jersey shore. At Delaware City, the critical junction of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal meets the river, while the former Governor Bacon Health Center occupies the grounds of old Fort DuPont. The era's transportation and industrial footprint is visible in the Delaware City Branch railroad and the large tailings ponds near Reybold. Downriver, the map tracks the transition from developed riverfronts to the marshy expanses of the Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge and Supawna Meadows. Small riverside settlements like Port Penn and Augustine Beach offer a look at local life along the western bank before modern shoreline changes.