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Originally Posted by JohnIII
At some point the only way we'll know if the colonial battery exist is if we look; maybe with ground penetrating radar.
Along the edge of the Delaware River were 2 fortifications; the Atwood Battery and the Association Battery; in all of my research I've never know either battery to be on a hill as much as it was on an outcrop into the river. many believe the colonial artillery batteries are below the surface of what is now Delaware Avenue or some point slightly east; as some point it'll be curious to see if there is anything left as well as to not just post a marker but to use history to add to the future importance of development in the area. This is one article you all may like.
https://preserveoldswedes.org/2015/03/the-battery/ |
I don't mean to move this thread off topic but solely to answer and correct some historical statements. The George Heap drawing of 1754 clearly shows that the walls of the old fort (the Association Battery) surrounded a hill, or ridge. This was the southern flank of the high ground that Old Swedes' Church lies on today, near what is today Federal Street. It was not on an "outcrop into the river" but set back on the bank of the river. Nicholas Scull's 1762 map (google the Library of Congress map collection to view it) shows that the fort was approximately on a line with Swanson Street. Therefore, if any foundation stones from the old walls remain, they would likely be west of Delaware Avenue, not to the east. The other, smaller battery that John III mentions was on Atwood's Wharf, opposite Lombard St.
I am pleased with the fact that John III cites an article on the Preserve Old Swedes website. I am on the board of that corporation, and I have lectured and written articles that touch on this very topic, which appear on the site.
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