Fort Delaware opens for season

Posted 8/21/12

NARROWSBURG, NY — Fort Delaware is a representation of the first white settlement on the Upper Delaware River, called Cushetunk, in 1754 by the Delaware Company Pioneers. A tour of the facilities …

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Fort Delaware opens for season

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NARROWSBURG, NY — Fort Delaware is a representation of the first white settlement on the Upper Delaware River, called Cushetunk, in 1754 by the Delaware Company Pioneers. A tour of the facilities includes demonstrations of early settlers’ lifestyles and craft-making. A gift shop, vending area and picnicking facilities are located on the grounds.

The fort will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from 12 noon to 5 p.m., from now through Labor Day.

Upcoming events at Fort Delaware include: colonial cooking, July 10-13; fiber arts, July 31-August 3; lecture on Colonial versus modern home brewing, August 15; 18th Century War Encampment, featuring the Navasing Longrifles, August 22-23.

For more information about these events and others visit the Fort Delaware page of the Sullivan County website at www.co.sullivan.ny.us, or call 845/252-6660 during the Fort’s operating hours. Visitors may also call the Division of Public Works, which operates and maintains Fort Delaware, at 845/807-0261.

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