Fort Delaware Museum — Attraction in Town of Tusten

My husband and I had a fantastic time yesterday during our visit to Fort Delaware. We're both history buffs and I'm a history teacher and historical interpreter for the National Park Service, so we're pretty discerning when it comes to historical site visits. The visitor center and store is organized and well-kept, and the introduction provided by a costumed interpreter was very informative. The outdoor living history museum was full of interesting spots to check out, including a garden (where all the medicinal herbs for the settlement would have been grown), log cabins (each representing a different period of the settlement), chandler (or candlemaker), public house, forge, armory, woodshop, loom, and apothecary.

The costumed interpreters were friendly and engaging, and they had an impressive amount of knowledge about their subjects. We spent over two hours at the site, and we would have spent even more time but we had afternoon plans. We were so interested in the history being shared with us that we totally forgot to take pictures! We will...

ort Delaware is an authentic depiction of the life of the Delaware Company Pioneers who settled in the Upper Delaware Valley in 1754. A tour of the facilities includes demonstrations of early settlers' lifestyles and craft-making. This facility is located within the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, a unit of the National Park Service. Fort Delaware Museum is located in the Hamlet of Narrowsburg, in Sullivan County on State Route 97 (designated Scenic Byway) in the historic Upper Delaware River Valley approximately 45 minutes north of Port Jervis, NY and 30 minutes west of Monticello, NY. The Fort is owned and maintained by Sullivan County through its Department of Parks, Recreation and Beautification. It is operated by The Delaware Company, a modern nonprofit whose mission is to promote and support the history and historic landmarks of the Upper Delaware River Valley and beyond through education, outreach and...

Interesting recreation of a Colonial-Era stockade, originally built in the 1950s as a roadside attraction but now owned by Sullivan County and operated as a museum. Make sure you check its operating hours before you visit -- outside of the summer season they're limited. We visited on a day they were technically closed, but it was open for a school field trip and the docents were kind enough to let my wife and I walk around and give us the full presentation. Not a large site -- don't plan on spending much more than an hour or so here unless you use the nearby picnic...