Underground Magazine
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Magasin souterrain
Excavated from solid rock, this underground magazine provided a secure and dry storage area for ammunition.
The shells were wheeled to the guns. The cartridges were carried up the passageways and passed through the issue hatches. Strict routines and rigid safety regulations reduced the chance of accident.
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Ce magasin souterrain creusé dans le roc constituait un endroit sûr et sec pour l'entreposage des munitions.
On roulait les obus jusqu'aux canons. On faisait passer les munitions par les ouvertures de service à l'extrémité des couloirs. L'exécution rigoureuse des tâches et le respect des règlements de sécurité réduisaient les risques d'accidents.
Erected by Parks Canada.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 48° 25.927′ N, 123° 27.03′ W. Marker is in Victoria, British Columbia, in Capital. It can be reached from Fort Rodd Hill Road. Marker is on the grounds of Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites of Canada. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 603 Fort Rodd Hill Road, Victoria BC V9C 2W8, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island. Globally, it is in North America, in the Inside Passage, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
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Also see . . . Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites of Canada. Parks Canada website entry (Submitted on October 22, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 478 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on November 8, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on October 23, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 8, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 8. submitted on October 23, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
