Red Lion Hundred in Delaware City in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Officers Row

Fort DuPont

— Shaped by History and Anchored in Nature —

Officers Row Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2019

1. Officers Row Marker

Inscription. Officers Row was a home to commissioned officers and their families. The road was the originally the Henry farmhouse driveway leading from the canal (bottom left). The fountain replaced the “triangle” between Officers Row, Elm and Maple. The fountain was later removed.

Two of the five officers quarters that were floated across the river still remain at 1303 and 1308 Officers Row.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World II.

Location. 39° 34.386′ N, 75° 35.214′ W. Memorial is in Delaware City, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Red Lion Hundred. It is on Sussex Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Delaware City DE 19706, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once

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New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Commanding Officer Quarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Post Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Floated Across The River (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Theatre (about 400 feet away); Constructed by First Engineers (about 400 feet away); Parade Grounds (about 500 feet away); Post Exchange (about 600 feet away); Chapel (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delaware City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Fort DuPont World War II Memorial (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2019

2. Officers Row Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2019

3. Officers Row Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 2, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.