Fort Mott - Pennsville, NJ
N 39° 36.164 W 075° 32.921
18S E 452894 N 4383809
This is an amazing place to visit, the history is astounding. Employees wear period uniforms & are extremely helpful & knowledgeable. If you visit at night, you may learn a little something as well from the ghosts, who also wear period uniforms.
Waymark Code: WM7R69
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2009
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Our local ghost research organization, South Jersey Ghost Research, travels around to public, private and historic area and investigate claims of paranormal activity. They use lots of fancy, complicated equipment and technology and present such compelling evidence as floating and fleeting orbs, voices (EVPs - Electronic Voice Phenomena) and other spooky stuff. The following comes from the investigation page from this site. This site was visited at least twice and they took pictures of many orbs but captured no EVPS. Click on the link and see some of the very spooky orbs.
"At 2.8 m. is (R) the entrance to Fort Mott (open daily in summer 8-5, in winter 8-4), one of the defenses placed along the Delaware early in the Civil War. Mines were strung across the river from this point in the Spanish-American War. Today the fort, its masonry walls hidden by the earth, is manned by a skeleton force. The landing pier at Fort Mott marks Finn's Point, the name if the locality for nearly 300 years. Here the Swedes built a fort about 1660, planting a colony believed to have included some of their Finnish subjects." --- New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past, 1939; page 632
Fort Mott was part of a coastal defense system designed for the Delaware River in the late 1800s. The fortifications seen today at Fort Mott were erected in 1896 in anticipation of the Spanish-American War. Today, visitors can wander through the old batteries following interpretive signs with detailed descriptions of the fort. Just beyond the fortifications is the Delaware River. The shoreline offers good spots for walking and picnicking. The NJ Coastal Heritage Trail Welcome Center accommodates displays defining Fort Mott’s place in history and the environment. (Source: FNJDEP sire)
Troops were regularly stationed at Fort Mott from 1897 to 1922. The federal government maintained a caretaking detachment at the fort from 1922 to 1943. New Jersey acquired the military reservation as a historic site and State park in 1947. The park was opened to the public on June 24, 1951.
454 Fort Mott Rd
Pennsville, NJ 08070
(856) 935-3218