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Photographer: Timothy Carr
Taken: June 19, 2013
Caption: Citadel (1825-1865) Large Image
Additional Description: This view of the Citadel ruins shows the layout of the structure. Sitting in the center of Fort Morgan, the structure consisted of ten sides with each side containing a room. Three levels of rifle loop holes provided defense of the structure if the fort should fall. The center of the Citadel was compose of a courtyard with two water cisterns and its own defensive rifle loopholes in case the Citadel was stormed.
Submitted: September 20, 2013, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.
Database Locator Identification Number: p254871
File Size: 0.333 Megabytes

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