| Fort Saulsbury | |
|---|---|
| Part of Harbor Defenses of the Delaware | |
| Slaughter Beach, Delaware | |
 12-inch M1895 gun on M1917 high-angle barbette carriage at Fort Mills, Corregidor, Philippines, similar to the guns at Fort Saulsbury. | |
  Fort Saulsbury  Fort Saulsbury | |
| Coordinates | 38°56′03″N 75°19′50″W / 38.93417°N 75.33056°W |
| Type | Coastal Defense and POW camp |
| Site information | |
| Owner | private |
| Controlled by | private |
| Open to the public | no |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1924 |
| Built by | United States Army |
| In use | 1924–1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Fort Saulsbury was a United States Army coastal defense fort near Slaughter Beach and Milford, Delaware.[1] From 1924 to 1943 it was the primary heavy gun defense in the Harbor Defenses of the Delaware. In 1943 it was itself superseded by the longer-range 16-inch guns of Fort Miles at Cape Henlopen, Delaware, to which two of Fort Saulsbury's four guns were relocated. Fort Saulsbury was named for Willard Saulsbury Sr., a former US Senator from Delaware.
- ^ Colbert, Judy (2013). It Happened in Delaware: Remarkable Events that Shaped History (1st ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. pp. 64–65. ISBN 9780762795765. Retrieved December 22, 2015.