FMHA Museum Happenings is published monthly and more frequently as needed to keep you up to date on Fort Miles Museum events.
VETERANS DAY OPEN HOUSE, NOV. 12 – FREE
BATTERY 519 TOURS AND MUSEUM HOURS
Tours of Battery 519 are offered on this schedule:
Fridays and Saturdays: 11 a.m., except Saturday, Nov. 12 (our Veterans Day event); Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26.
Battery 519 opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, except Nov. 12 (Open House from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) and Nov. 25 and 26 when the museum will be closed for Thanksgiving weekend. For those who do not wish to join a guided tour, limited access to museum exhibits is available, as is access to the free Oil Still Bleeds exhibit.
Reservations are recommended for all tours conducted by Delaware State Parks. Visit destateparks.com/programs and click on Fort Miles Historical Area under Choose A Park. For “day of” reservations only, call 302-644-5007.
MORE NOVEMBER PROGRAMS
Reservations are recommended for these programs and tours at destateparks.com/programs. For “day of” reservations only or other information, call 302-644-5007.
FORT MILES LANTERN TOUR
Saturday, Nov. 19, 5:30 p.m.
Tour Battery 519 by lantern light as your state parks guide details U-boats on the prowl, sailors in distress and insights into a soldier’s life at Fort Miles during World War II. Tours meet at the Fort Miles Orientation Building. For ages 10 and up with a paying adult. $6 per person.
OIL STILL BLEEDS EXHIBIT CONTINUES
Oil Still Bleeds is a tribute to Delaware’s forgotten servicemen who were at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The free exhibit is designed around a 650-pound relic from the Battleship USS Arizona, which was sunk during the attack and still bleeds oil to the lagoon surface. The exhibit features two touch screens with information about the Pearl Harbor attack and the sinking of the Arizona.
This exhibit and the 16-inch artillery barrel outside the main entrance are the bookends of WWII. Oil Still Bleeds represents the beginning of the war. The surrender ceremony ending the war took place under the 16-inch barrel on the USS Missouri.
In November, Oil Still Bleeds will be open for viewing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, except 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 12. The museum will be closed Nov. 25 and 26.