Photos tagged as forts

Day 46 - Fort Pownall Info

This was a British Fort built near the entrance to the Penobscot River in 1759. It may be hard to understand the photo of the site without the diagram. If you can't read the detailed description and want to be able to do so, let me know, I can send you closeup's.

Date: 17 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Bangor, USA
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Day 46 - Fort Pownall, Maine

The British built this Fort at the entrance to the Penobscot River in 1759.

Date: 17 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Bangor, USA
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Day 46 - Fort Knox, Mom & Lichen

Most people visit old forts to see the gun emplacements and such. Mom prefered the Lichen.

Date: 17 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Bangor, USA
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Day 46 - Fort Know, D Battery

This also shows how the Fort overlooked the town of Buckport Maine, to protect it and Bangor from any attack by water. The brick chimney at the lower left is from a 'hot shot' oven, used to heat cannon balls to burn through wood ship hulls.

Date: 17 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Bangor, USA
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Day 46 - Fort Knox, Casemate and Staircase

The Casemate was a large, enclosed space for cannon to fire through a wall opening. All US Forts built between 1816 and 1867 had at least one level of casemates.

Date: 17 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Bangor, USA
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Day 46 - Fort Knox, Rodman Cannon

It took eight men to fire each of the 23, 10 inch Rodman Cannons used on the main casement level. The cannon balls (Shells) weigh about 100 pounds each.

Date: 17 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Bangor, USA
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Day 20 - Fort Michilimackinac, Town Lady

The re-enactors at this replica of a 1715 British Fort at the north end of the Lower Peninsula, MI really help explain how it was to live back then.

Date: 21 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Mackinaw City, USA
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Day 20 - Fort Michilimackinac, Soldiers

Before posing for me, these guys gave a demonstration of how to fire a small cannon and musket loader gun.

Date: 21 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Mackinaw City, USA
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Day 20 - Fort Michilimackinac, Gate

The British disassembled their 1715 fort at this location to reuse the materials when they rebuilt it across the straight on Mackinac Island. The current fort is a replica.

Date: 21 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Mackinaw City, USA
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Suomenlinna

Also known as Sveaborg. This sea fortress was build by the Swedes who only held it for 10 years after they finished it.

Date: 19 May 2007
Photographer: erodrigo: gallery
Location: Finland
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Jaiselmer

Date: 2 March 2007
Photographer: claireh: gallery
Location: India
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Fatipur Sikhri

Date: 19 February 2007
Photographer: claireh: gallery
Location: India
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Fatipur Sikhri, Uttar Pradesh

Date: 19 February 2007
Photographer: claireh: gallery
Location: India
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Red Fort, Delhi

Date: 17 February 2007
Photographer: claireh: gallery
Location: India
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Bahla Oasis

View over the oasis of Bahla with the fort which is being restaured

Date: 6 September 2006
Photographer: erodrigo: gallery
Location: Nizwá, Oman
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Guarding the country

One of the many towers you see in Muscat, build in yesteryears to guard the country against anyone who thought would be a good idea to invade the country.

Date: 2 September 2006
Photographer: erodrigo: gallery
Location: Muscat, Oman
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Taveuni Hill Fort

Date: 27 December 2005
Photographer: Peter: gallery
Location: Singatoka, Fiji
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Taveuni Hill Fort

Date: 27 December 2005
Photographer: Peter: gallery
Location: Singatoka, Fiji
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Taveuni Hill Fort

Date: 27 December 2005
Photographer: Peter: gallery
Location: Garden of the Sleeping Giant, Fiji
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Dun Eochaill

Stone Fort

Date: 2 September 2005
Photographer: nocito: gallery
Location: Ireland
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Dùn Dùbhchathair- Black Fort

Stone fort defended by a semi circular wall and a “chevaux de fries”. (razor sharp stones standing upright all round). You could see here the interior, with remains of stone houses.