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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Photo of Cannon Damage by jl98584
Rifled cannon made masonery forts obsolete.
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_..Fort Macon, Enlisted Qtrs_Right by jl98584
Part of a life sized diarama of enlisted mens quarters as it may have appeared during the civil war.
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Rifling Signage by jl98584
The signage in this museum was excellant. This one explains what rifling is.
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Gate by jl98584
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, WWII Barracks by jl98584
One of the old casemates is set up as an example of how soldiers lived during WWII.
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, View of_Ocean by jl98584
You can see a slight view of the ocean from the top of the fort.
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Outter_Wall by jl98584
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Kitchen by jl98584
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Interior Wall_Detail by jl98584
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Hot Shot Furnace Signage by jl98584
This sign explains how the hot shot furnace was used
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Hot Shot Furnace_Detail by jl98584
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.
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Hot Shot Furnace by jl98584
This hot shot furnace has been fully restored, as has most of the fort.
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Main__Gate by jl98584
This is the main gate to the inside portion of the fort. There is a ramp leading from the top of the outside ramparts.
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Enlisted Men's Quarters_left by jl98584
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Civil War Uniforms by jl98584
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.
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, 6 Pound_Cannon by jl98584
This is an 1841 6 Pound Cannon, the smallest sized cannon used in the Civil War. A seven man gun crew operated it.
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Laundress Diorama by jl98584
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.
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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Day_101_-_Fort Macon, Aerial_Photo by jl98584
This gives you an idea how the fort was laid out, with both an outter and inner wall.
- 11 December 2007 - Beaufort Meadows, USA
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