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

Gun Embrasure

A window for cannon fire.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2021

1. Gun Embrasure Marker

Inscription. Ten separate granite block formed each gun embrasure. Granite could absorb the shock of enemy fire, and thus protect the troops within the fort's walls. The iron shutters on the outside of the embrasure were designed to shield the gun crews from grape shot.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.

Location. 39° 35.387′ N, 75° 34.021′ W. Marker is in Delaware City, Delaware, in New Castle County. It can be reached from Park pathway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Delaware City DE 19706, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Power Station (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of W. Emerson Wilson (within shouting distance of this marker); Sally Port (within shouting distance of this marker); Pea Patch Island (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pea Patch Island Heronry (approx. 1.1 miles away in New Jersey); Ammunition Hoist (approx. 1.2 miles away in New Jersey); Battery Krayenbuhl (approx. 1.2 miles away in New Jersey); Battery Commander’s Station (approx. 1.2 miles away in New Jersey). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delaware City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Batteries Hentig and Dodd (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2021

2. Gun Embrasure Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.