Fort Mifflin will finally be receiving support with a $4.15 million project after decades of struggles with flooding and limited funding.
Fort Mifflin, one of Philadelphia’s most historic sites, will finally be receiving support after decades of struggles with flooding and limited funding, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Overlooking the Delaware River, the site on Mud Island endured intense bombardment during the American Revolution, with nearly 1,000 cannonballs an hour hitting it over a six-day period. It was later used as a Civil War prison camp…