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Fort Mifflin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


One of the oldest military bases in the United States— one that pre-dates the Declaration of Independence— Fort Mifflin, on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Commissioned in 1771, it was originally known as Fort Island Battery and, sometimes, as Mud Island since it sits on Mud Island. Renamed in 1795, the name honors continental Army officer and first post-independence Governor of Pennsylvania, Thomas Mifflin.

While the fort's military engagements date back to the American Revolutionary War, the Union utilized Fort Mifflin to house Confederate prisoners of war as well as Union soldiers and civilian prisoners during the Civil War. The fort served part of a Naval Ammunition Depot in World War I. In World War II, the Army also stationed anti-aircraft guns to defend the nearby Fort Mifflin Naval Ammunition Storage Depot and the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

Scheduled Investigations:

  • ​Friday, July 8th, 2022
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  • Homebase
  • About Us
    • Our Members
    • Join Our Team
  • Active Partnerships
    • Theatre in the Park
    • Mordecai Historic Park
    • Historic Salisbury Foundation
  • Reviews
  • Schedules
    • Public Investigations
    • 2022
    • 2021
    • 2020
    • 2019
    • 2018
    • 2017
    • 2016
  • Locations
    • Commercial (2) >
      • Salisbury Ice House
      • Wallace Annex
    • Confinement (5) >
      • Brushy Mountain Penitentiary
      • West Virginia Penitentiary
      • Ohio State Reformatory
      • Old Chester County Jail
      • Old Wikes County Jail
    • Dormatories (2) >
      • Borden Building
      • École des Abrissaux
    • Entertainment (4) >
      • Bobby Mackey's
      • Carolina Theater
      • Lincoln Cultural Center
      • Temple Theatre
      • Theatre in the Park
    • Estates (5) >
      • Andrew-Murphy
      • Clarke House
      • G. S. Tucker
      • N. B. McCanless
      • Vincent Allen
    • Hospitality & Tourism (4) >
      • Country Squire
      • Empire Hotel
      • Grand Old Lady
      • Salisbury Depot
    • Landmarks (1) >
      • Castle Mont Rouge
    • Medical (6) >
      • Old South Pittsburg
      • St. Albans
      • Sweet Springs
      • Trans-Allegheny
      • Trivette Clinic
      • Waverly Hills
    • Military (2) >
      • Fort Mifflin
      • USS North Carolina
    • Museums (9) >
      • Bellamy Mansion
      • Brunswick Museum
      • Burgwin-Wright
      • Ferry Plantation
      • Hall House
      • NC Museum of History
      • Mordecai Park
      • Poplar Grove
      • Robert Cleveland
  • History Speaks
  • Presentations
  • FAQs
  • Contact Us