Photos tagged as forts and fort_macon

Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Photo of Cannon Damage

Rifled cannon made masonery forts obsolete.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA: gallery
• Tags: forts civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

Day_101_-_..Fort Macon, Enlisted Qtrs_Right

Part of a life sized diarama of enlisted mens quarters as it may have appeared during the civil war.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA: gallery
• Tags: museums forts civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Rifling Signage

The signage in this museum was excellant. This one explains what rifling is.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA: gallery
• Tags: museums forts civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Gate

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA: gallery
• Tags: forts musuems civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

Day_101_-_Fort Macon, WWII Barracks

One of the old casemates is set up as an example of how soldiers lived during WWII.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA: gallery
• Tags: forts fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

Day_101_-_Fort Macon, View of_Ocean

You can see a slight view of the ocean from the top of the fort.

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA: gallery
• Tags: museums forts civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Outter_Wall

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA: gallery
• Tags: forts musuems civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Kitchen

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA: gallery
• Tags: forts musuems civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Interior Wall_Detail

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA: gallery
• Tags: forts musuems civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

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: gallery
• Tags: forts musuems civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

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: gallery
• Tags: forts musuems civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

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: gallery
• Tags: forts musuems civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

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: gallery
• Tags: forts musuems civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Enlisted Men's Quarters_left

• Date: 11 December 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Beaufort, USA: gallery
• Tags: forts musuems civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

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: gallery
• Tags: forts musuems civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

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: gallery
• Tags: museums forts civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

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: gallery
• Tags: museums forts civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L

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: gallery
• Tags: museums forts civil_war fort_macon
• Show on map
• Send as postcard
• Add a comment (0)
• Sizes: XS | S | M | L