Fort Billingsport (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Fort Billingsport, in Paulsboro, New Jersey is an early U.S. fort on the Delaware River. The land for the fort was purchased by the Continental Congress on July 5, 1776, the first land purchase made by the United States. The 96 acres (0.4 km2) site was purchased for purchased for 600 pounds. Tadeusz Ko ciuszko designed the fortifications at the request of George Washington. The fort was constructed by troops from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia. It was completed on August 1, 1777. It had a fleet of small armed vessels and chevaux de frise to slow the progress of enemy ships. Today the site is currently a park.