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Fort Mifflin
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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1775/00/00 Thomas Nevell Builder The Continental army and navy award Thomas Nevell contracts for gun carriages. At Fort Mifflin on the Delaware river, Nevell mounts both carriages and six 18-pound cannon after a previous contractor's work proved deficient.
1795/00/00 Pierre Charles L'Enfant Architect Designed by Pierre L'Enfant, reconstruction on the fort begins under the auspices of Louis de Tousard, who from 1795 to 1800 traveled along the coast between Massachusetts and the Carolinas working on coastal defenses.
1795/00/00 Louis de Tousard Engineer Designed by Pierre L'Enfant, reconstruction on the fort begins under the auspices of Louis de Tousard, who from 1795 to 1800 traveled along the coast between Massachusetts and the Carolinas working on coastal defenses.

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Particulars for Fort Mifflin:
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Engineering
Structure Type Fortification
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Military
Level of Significance National



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 70000554
Resource Type:
Owner: Local
Architect: L'Enfant,Pierre
Architectural Style: No style listed
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Military, Engineering
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824
Historic Function: Defense
Historic Sub-Function: Fortification
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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