Pea Patch Island

Pea Patch Island (HME90)

Location: Delaware City, DE 19706 New Castle County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 35.144', W 75° 34.321'

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Fort Delaware is located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. The island is sometimes said to have gotten its name from a boat loaded with peas that ran aground on a mud shoal in the 1770s. The spilled peas sprouted, mud caught in the vines, and so the island grew. In 1794, the island appeared on a map from the first time.

During the Civil War, Pea Patch Island was only about 75 acres in size (compared with almost 300 acres today). Earth dredged up from the river was dumped onto the island and around it in 1906, giving it the size we know today.
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HM NumberHME90
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Placed ByDelaware State Parks
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Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 11:43pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 450878 N 4381935
Decimal Degrees39.58573333, -75.57201667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 35.144', W 75° 34.321'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 35' 8.64" N, 75° 34' 19.26" W
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Area Code(s)302
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 298 Unnamed Road, Delaware City DE 19706, US
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