Delaware City, DE
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Delaware City is located 2 miles north of the eastern entrance to the Chesapeake & Delaware (C&D) Canal on the western shore and is a good staging spot for awaiting fair currents in the canal or bay. Fort Delaware, the famous Civil War prison now converted to a museum, stands nearby on Pea Patch Island and the trip makes a fascinating excursion by ferry
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