Fort Clinch on Amelia Island
April 28th 2015 Construction of this fort, named for a hero of the War of 1812, was begun in 1847. It was to have both inner and outer walls, corner bastions, internal barracks, and several large smooth-bore cannons. Its construction would require some 5,000 bricks and tons of mortar. History buffs are sure to find the construction techniques interesting today.
Confederate troops seized it in 1861, but ceded i
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