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Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: November 17, 2011
Caption: Fort Howell "Traverse"
Additional Description: You are standing on what was the fort's "Traverse," or " Bomb-Proof," a 50 foot long earthwork which protected troops inside from enemy assults on the forts entrance. Pentagonal in shape, the earthworks measured approximenately 525' by 400' and reached a height of 23'. Four 5' x 8' magazines, which were protected by earth mounds, housed powder and shot for up to 27 guns.
(Lower text) The exterior of the fort featured a moat and wooden palisades - sharpened logs driven into the ground to slow advancing troops. The area directly adjacent to the fort walls was further protected by guns mounted in " bastions," an example of which at the end of this path.
Submitted: November 28, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p182674
File Size: 0.161 Megabytes

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