Photos tagged as forts

Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Oven

Some of the parents and teachers were preparing to bake in a replica outdoor oven, such as was used at Sutter's Fort during the mid 1800's.

• Date: 4 March 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Mom & Pam

This is Mom and our friend, Pam, outside Sutter's Fort in Sacramento.

• Date: 4 March 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Mom & JL

Mom and I are posing with one of the adults in period garb - a school group was preparing to stay overnight and everyone, kids - parents and teachers had to dress and act appropriatly for the period.

• Date: 4 March 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Kids

These kids are playing the roles of Mexican Soldiers, American Immigrants or Native American's for their overnight stay at the Fort.

• Date: 4 March 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Gate

This is the main gate into Sutter's Fort from inside the courtyard.

• Date: 4 March 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Forge Bellows

Johann Sutter tried to make his fort a completely self sufficient community. To that end, he had a blacksmith shop as well as several other enterprises.

• Date: 4 March 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Flour Mill

I liked seeing this set up as it would have been in the 1800's. They probably actually grind flour on this as part of their reenactments.

• Date: 4 March 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Farm Wagon

This is a farm wagon, which was also often used by pioneers who crossed the west in search of land. Sutter advertised and encouraged settlers to move west and welcomed and assisted them upon their arrival.

• Date: 4 March 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Cooperage

A Cooper makes barrels, which were used to store things, ship things and sometimes make things (such as the butter churns in the foreground).

• Date: 4 March 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - State Indian Museum, Mom & Pam

This is right outside of Sutter's Fort. Unfortunately, I wasn't allowed to take pictures inside.

• Date: 4 March 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Monastir Waterfront

and ribat

• Date: 31 January 2008
• Photographer: jennrob: gallery
• Location: Tunisia: gallery
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Sousse Ribat

• Date: 29 January 2008
• Photographer: jennrob: gallery
• Location: Tunisia: gallery
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Day 136 - Castillo de San Marcos

This is the oldest surviving masonry fort in the continental United States, completed in 1695.

• Date: 15 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 135 - Fort Matanzas, Photo of Ruins

This is a photograph of how Fort Matanzas looked in 1912, before the Park Service restored it.

• Date: 14 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 135 - Fort Matanzas, Officers Qtrs

The roof above was flat, so I suspect the curved ceiling is to provide strength against bombardment.

• Date: 14 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 135 - Fort Matanzas, Officers Brssairo

The Spanish didn't build fireplaces on the St. Augustine forts. Heat, if needed, was provided by small charcoal fires in something like this.

• Date: 14 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 135 - Fort Matanzas, Mom & Ferry

Fort Matanzas is on an island and only accessable by NPS Ferry.

• Date: 14 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 135 - Fort Matanzas, Model

This is a model of how the fort would have looked in it's prime - with a white plaster coating.

• Date: 14 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 135 - Fort Matanzas, Gun Deck

This is from the roof, about 30 feet up. The stairs visible lead to the Officer's quarters. A separate ladder reaches from their to the roof.

• Date: 14 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 135 - Fort Matanzas, Back Side

The fort is just an outpost to protect St. Augustine from attack from the river. It is 49' on each side and about 30' tall.

• Date: 14 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 135 - Fort Matanzas

Fort Matanzas was built between 1740 and 1742 as an outpost to protect St. Augustine from attacks from the river.

• Date: 14 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 134 - Fort Matanzas, Crew Barracks

The first floor of the 'tower' at Fort Matanzas housed everyone except the officer. Normally, this included four infantrymen and two gunners. However, up to 50 men could be assigned to the fort if hostilities threatened.

• Date: 14 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 134 - Castillo de San Marcos, Steps to Gun Deck

• Date: 13 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 134 - Castillo de San Marcos, Spanish Soldiers

These men are dressed as Spanish soldiers from the early 1700's.

• Date: 13 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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Day 134 - Castillo de San Marcos, Soldiers Playing Cards

• Date: 13 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA: gallery
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