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

Batteries Hentig and Dodd

The 1890s modernization continued

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2009

1. Batteries Hentig and Dodd Marker

Inscription. By the turn of the century, Fort Delaware had become part of a coastal defense system, linking Fort Mott in New Jersey and Fort Dupont in Delaware. Batteries* Hentig and Dodd, which each housed two rapid-fire guns, were intended to furnish close-range support for the submerged electric cables and torpedo net. Both batteries were named in honor of army officers who had died in action.
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* battery – two or more pieces of artillery used together.

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

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 35.321′ N, 75° 34.074′ W. Marker was near Delaware City, Delaware, in New Castle County. It was on Park pathway. Marker is located on Pea Patch Island, near Fort Delaware. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Delaware City DE 19706, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia.

It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it was in the North

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Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: Power Station (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sally Port (about 300 feet away); In Memory of W. Emerson Wilson (about 300 feet away); Gun Embrasure (about 500 feet away); Pea Patch Island (approx. 0.3 miles away); Heronry on Pea Patch Island (approx. 1.2 miles away); Coastal Defense Forts (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veteran's Point (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delaware City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. City of Delaware City Veteran's Point (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Fort Delaware State Park. (Submitted on August 15, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Marker on Pea Patch Island image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2009

2. Marker on Pea Patch Island

The site of the batteries can be seen in the photo behind the marker.

Batteries Hentig and Dodd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2009

3. Batteries Hentig and Dodd

These concrete gun emplacement sites are all that remain of the batteries.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2009

4. Batteries Hentig and Dodd

The site of Batteries Hentig and Dodd is located to the south of Fort Delaware.

Fort Delaware State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2009

5. Fort Delaware State Park

The marker is located near Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,290 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 15, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.