Fort Miles Museum launches new website

Fort Miles Museum has launched its new website showcasing the history, heritage and future of Delaware’s world-class World War II museum in a preserved WWII post.

“Above all, this website is a salute to those who served, past and present,” said Jim Pierce, museum board president. “We honor their memories by telling their stories and bringing history alive for visitors, students and veterans who visit every year. This fresh, mobile-responsive site will introduce Fort Miles to a new generation of friends and supporters.”

The website supplements the work of the museum in the digital world, featuring articles and information about the development and service of Fort Miles, located in what is now Cape Henlopen State Park.

It documents the history of the museum’s two “bookends,” a relic from the USS Arizona and a gun barrel from aboard the USS Missouri. The site includes information on featured exhibits, art displays inside Battery 519, and the Overlook, an oceanfront events venue. There is also an interactive version of the Wall of Honor kiosk allowing site visitors to search for information about specific honorees.

The site also highlights expansion plans to include new exhibits, an entrance, and a bigger lobby and a visitors center. Construction on the first phase is expected to start in 2024.

“The launching of the new website is very timely in that it kicks off what we hope will be a new appreciation of this American treasure whose restoration was begun almost 20 years ago to the day,” said Larry Boyer, museum board treasurer. “Just think what we can all accomplish in the next 20 years!”

The site showcases current events and programs like the V-J Day Ceremony set for 10 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 2, which will include a reading of the names of 50 Delawareans who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II.

Fort Miles Museum is the operating name of Fort Miles Museum and Historic Area Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit that is steering the planned expansion and will ultimately oversee the museum’s day-to-day operations. The museum’s board of directors has equal representation from local communities, Delaware State Parks and Fort Miles Historical Association. Fort Miles Historical Association is the support and volunteer organization for Fort Miles Museum.

For more information, go to fortmilesmuseum.org.