Photos tagged as colonial

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
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Day 134 - Castillo de San Marcos, Soldiers Playing Cards

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

The San Agustin Bastioin is visible through the crenel, our cutout in the upper wall (an embattled parapet).

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

This is the only entrance to the fort. It was called the Sally Port because it was where soldiers sallied (went from) to attack an enemy

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

The Ravelin was a small, fortified structure that protected the main gate, or Sally Port.

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

• Date: 13 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA
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Day 134 - Castillo de San Marcos, NW Bastion & Moat

Called the Sn Pablo Bastion. The moat would have been filled with water when the fort was active.

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

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

The fort walls were originally covered with white plaster. Only small amounts are still left, visible in the background.

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

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

This fort was never taken in combat, although the British laid seige to it in 1702 and 1740. It changed hands three times in treaties.

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

Wooden walls extended around the city. Saint Augustine was set up as a military outpost.

• Date: 13 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA
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Day 134 - Castillo de San Marcos, Bronze 18 lb Cannon 1764

This was cast in Spain in 1764. The inscription reads "Thunderbolts from an Angry King"

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

When the British controlled the fort, they added floors in the middle of the casemates to make two levels for barracks.

• Date: 13 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA
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Day 134 - Castello de San Marcos, E Bastion

The San Carlos Bastion

• Date: 13 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA
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Day 134 - Castello de San Marcos, Casemate Museum

Several of the casemates in the fort have been converted to Museum rooms, including this one.

• Date: 13 January 2008
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Saint Augustine, USA
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Day_107 - Charles Towne Landing, Farm

This is an educated guess as to what one of the original farms may have looked like.

• Date: 17 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charleston, USA
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Day_107_-_Charles Towne Landing, Map

The arrow on the top shows where the original settlement was located, the one on the bottom where they moved to about a decade later.

• Date: 17 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charleston, USA
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Day_107_-_Charles Towne Landing, Bldg1

None of the original buildings from Charles Towne's first settlement survive. This is based on typlical homes constructed during the period

• Date: 17 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charleston, USA
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Day_107_-_Charles Towne Landing, JL in_Stocks

Another form of stocks used in Colonial America, this one holds the feet, rather then the neck & hands.

• Date: 17 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charleston, USA
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Day_107_-_Charles Towne Landing, Bldg1__Int

This was furnished in a style typical of other colonial era homes we've seen.

• Date: 17 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Charleston, USA
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Day 96 - Henricus, Yehawkans

Henricus SP has a reconstruction of a Powhatan compound, including a couple of Yehawkan (dwellings).

• Date: 6 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Petersburg, USA
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Day 96 - Henricus, Town_Bldgs

The building in the far side is probably a little on the small side. The building on the right is probably a barn or work shed.

• Date: 6 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Petersburg, USA
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Day 96 - Henricus, Palisade & Cannon

Henricus was a fortified town with watch towers and a palisade.

• Date: 6 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Petersburg, USA
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Day 96 - Henricus, Mount Malady_Int

Mount Malady is considered the first 'hospital' in America. It wasn't in Henricus, but was close by.

• Date: 6 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Petersburg, USA
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