GCRollo
11th of March 2006 (Sat), 01:00
Some of the photo's I processed from today... This site is right down the street from my house... I've been there a million times, but since taking up digital photography, I saw it in a totally different light.
C&C Welcome... Thanks
Will post more in the series as I process them.
Fort Mott State Park
This beautiful 106-acre park was originally built at Finn's Point as part of the federal government's plan for defending the Delaware River. It was part of an elaborate system of hundreds of fortifications designed to protect American harbors against foreign attack. Based on a plan devised in 1794, most of these forts were built in the 19th century and later modified to keep up with technological advances.
Fortifications as they exist here today were built in 1896 in anticipation of the Spanish-American War. Visitors can take a Self-Guided Tour, aided by an interpretive map, and explore the remnants of a once-important military installation.
Though the fort was disarmed long ago and the guns are gone, the various emplacements and magazines lining the 750-long parapet are impressive to see. Aided by the map, visitors can easily piece together what this fort was like in its day.
The parapet is composed of poured concrete, its wall thirty-five feet thick. Combined with an additional thirty feet of sand and earth, the walls concealed and protected guns and crew from seaward attack. In all there are eleven stops on the tour, each highlighting some unique feature of the fort.
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C&C Welcome... Thanks
Will post more in the series as I process them.
Fort Mott State Park
This beautiful 106-acre park was originally built at Finn's Point as part of the federal government's plan for defending the Delaware River. It was part of an elaborate system of hundreds of fortifications designed to protect American harbors against foreign attack. Based on a plan devised in 1794, most of these forts were built in the 19th century and later modified to keep up with technological advances.
Fortifications as they exist here today were built in 1896 in anticipation of the Spanish-American War. Visitors can take a Self-Guided Tour, aided by an interpretive map, and explore the remnants of a once-important military installation.
Though the fort was disarmed long ago and the guns are gone, the various emplacements and magazines lining the 750-long parapet are impressive to see. Aided by the map, visitors can easily piece together what this fort was like in its day.
The parapet is composed of poured concrete, its wall thirty-five feet thick. Combined with an additional thirty feet of sand and earth, the walls concealed and protected guns and crew from seaward attack. In all there are eleven stops on the tour, each highlighting some unique feature of the fort.
# 1 & 2