Red Lion Hundred in Delaware City in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Chapel
Fort DuPont
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2019
1. Chapel Marker
The Army considered wooden structures temporary. Most of the wooden structures at this location were torn down after WWII. Its possible the chapel may have been spared the wrecking ball due the important role it played in the life of the fort.
[Caption below the photograph on the right]
Above: The chapel interior is set for a Catholic service, but also offered Protestant and Jewish services. At the rear of the altar is a triptych, a three-sided panel painted by American artist Nina Barr Wheeler (1909-1978) and dedicated to Saint Barbara, the patron saint of artillerymen, selected as a nod to Fort DuPonts origin as an artillery post.
[Photo caption]
Unto thee oh my helper will I sing for thou art God my defense
Erected by Fort DuPont Shaped by History & Anchored in Nature.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 39° 34.278′ N, 75° 35.298′ W. Marker is in Delaware City, Delaware, in New
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Regionally, this marker 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 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: Fort DuPont (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Michelle N. Smith Bridge (about 700 feet away); Officers Row (about 800 feet away); Commanding Officer Quarters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Floated Across The River (approx. 0.2 miles away); Post Headquarters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Parade Grounds (approx. 0.2 miles 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 approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2019
2. Chapel Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2019. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on September 14, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
