Photos tagged as forts

Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Interior Wall_Detail

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Hot Shot Furnace Signage

This sign explains how the hot shot furnace was used

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Hot Shot Furnace_Detail

Cannon balls were dropped from this end and rolled down over a super hot fire at the bottom, where they sat until they were red hot. These ovens were made obsolete by ironed hulled vessels which wouldn't catch fire when hit.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Hot Shot Furnace

This hot shot furnace has been fully restored, as has most of the fort.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Main__Gate

This is the main gate to the inside portion of the fort. There is a ramp leading from the top of the outside ramparts.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Enlisted Men's Quarters_left

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Civil War Uniforms

There was an entire room devoted to different army uniforms during the era's the fort was in use. These just illustrate the Civil War period.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, 6 Pound_Cannon

This is an 1841 6 Pound Cannon, the smallest sized cannon used in the Civil War. A seven man gun crew operated it.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Laundress Diorama

Army regulations allowed hiring up to four laundresses per company. These were often the wives of enlisted men or civilian women who lived near the fort. At Fort Macon, the pay was $1 per month per soldier plus a food ration.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Aerial_Photo

This gives you an idea how the fort was laid out, with both an outter and inner wall.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA
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Four Legged Friends

Outside the Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri

• Date: 9 November 2007
• Photographer: soupatrvlr: gallery
• Location: Āgra, India
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Courtyard

Fatehpur Sikri

• Date: 9 November 2007
• Photographer: soupatrvlr: gallery
• Location: Āgra, India
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Jalis Prayers

Fatehpur Sikri, Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti - prayers are sent up from countless visitors when they tie yarn to the Jalis

• Date: 9 November 2007
• Photographer: soupatrvlr: gallery
• Location: Āgra, India
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Rosey Haven

Fatehpur Sikri

• Date: 9 November 2007
• Photographer: soupatrvlr: gallery
• Location: Āgra, India
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Dargah Mosque

Fatehpur Sikri

• Date: 9 November 2007
• Photographer: soupatrvlr: gallery
• Location: Āgra, India
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Hathi Pol (Elephant Gate)

Fatehpur Sikri

• Date: 9 November 2007
• Photographer: soupatrvlr: gallery
• Location: Āgra, India
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Dargah Mosque

Fatehpur Sikri

• Date: 9 November 2007
• Photographer: soupatrvlr: gallery
• Location: Āgra, India
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Caravanserai

Fatehpur Sikri

• Date: 9 November 2007
• Photographer: soupatrvlr: gallery
• Location: Āgra, India
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Ellie ride to the Top

Amber Fort

• Date: 7 November 2007
• Photographer: soupatrvlr: gallery
• Location: Jaipur, India
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Jaigarh Ramparts

• Date: 6 November 2007
• Photographer: soupatrvlr: gallery
• Location: Jaipur, India
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Jaigarh

• Date: 6 November 2007
• Photographer: soupatrvlr: gallery
• Location: Jaipur, India
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Jaigarh

• Date: 6 November 2007
• Photographer: soupatrvlr: gallery
• Location: Jaipur, India
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Jaigarh

• Date: 6 November 2007
• Photographer: soupatrvlr: gallery
• Location: Jaipur, India
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Ranthambore Fort

in Ranthambhore National Park, India

• Date: 25 October 2007
• Photographer: jennrob: gallery
• Location: India
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Day 46 - Fort Knox, Entrance

This Fort Knox is NOT the one with all the gold in it, it is in Kentucky. However, this was named after the same General, Henry Knox who was America's first Secretary of War and Commander of the Artillery during the Revolutionary War.

• Date: 17 October 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: USA
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