Standing here at the fence surrounding Fort Delaware are, Tommy Barnes, left, Sue Flora, Jerry Jones, Jim Burbank and Blanch Jones. The postcard states, “Members of the staff wear authentic garments of the pioneer period of Fort Delaware. The flintlock firearms carried by the men date from the Revolutionary period. These people show you how early settlers lived 200 years ago.”

The Fort was planned and built through the vision of historian, James Burbank. It opened in 1957.

From the collection of the Tusten Historical Society. The Tusten Historical Society’s hours at the Western Sullivan Public Library, Tusten-Cochecton branch in Narrowsburg, are Mondays from 1 to 3 p.m., Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.