FORT MILES HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC
120 E WILD RABBIT RUN, LEWES, DE 19958 fortmiles.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE FORT MILES HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (FMHA) WAS FORMED IN 2003 AND WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DELAWARE STATE PARKS. INITIALLY FMHA VOLUNTEERS UNDERTOOK THE TASK OF REFURBISHING AND REOPENING THE FORT MILES HISTORICAL AREA LOCATED WITHIN CAPE HENLOPEN STATE PARK IN LEWES, DELAWARE. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE FMHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND A DEDICATED GROUP OF FMHA MEMBER-VOLUNTEERS HAVE REFURBISHED BATTERY 519 AT FORT MILES AND OPENED THE FORT MILES MUSEUM. FMHA WILL CONTINUE THIS EFFORT OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS; ALONG WITH A VARIETY OF OTHER REFURBISHMENT PROJECTS TO ESTABLISH A TRULY WORLD CLASS WORLD WAR II MUSEUM AT FORT MILES. UPON COMPLETION THIS FACILITY WILL BE THE BEST MUSEUM IN THE UNITED STATES LOCATED AT AN AUTHENTIC WORLD WAR II ARMY BASE. THE CURRENT FOCUS OF FMHA IS TO CONTINUALLY EXPAND AND ENHANCE THE TYPES OF DISPLAYS AND MATERIALS ON VIEW AT THE MUSEUM. IN DOING SO WE SEEK TO HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED AT FORT MILES AND THE THOUSANDS OF DELAWAREANS

THE FORT MILES MUSEUM AND HISTORIC AREA SHARES PERSONAL STORIES OF DEFENDING COASTAL DELAWARE BY US MILITARY FORCES AND CIVILIANS, AND HOW THEIR ACTIONS SHAPED AND INFLUENCED COMMUNITY LIFE IN DELAWARE.

THE FORT MILES MUSEUM AND HISTORIC AREA UTILIZES A UNIQUE WWII COASTAL BATTERY COMPLEX AND ARTILLERY PARK, REPRESENTATIVE ARTIFACTS, AND EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO INTERPRET DELAWARE'S ROLE IN COASTAL DEFENSE.

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