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Walbach Tower
By Cosmos Mariner, June 28, 2017
Walbach Tower Marker (tall view • tower ruins in background behind fence)
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Nearby Walbach Tower is one of several built along the Atlantic coast during the War of 1812.
Its builder, John de Barth Walbach, came to America from France in 1797. He joined the U.S. Army the following year and rose in rank from a . . . — — Map (db m135298) HM |
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From Colonial times through World War II to the present day, Fort Point has played a strategic role in the defense of our coastline.
Walbach Tower, built in 1814 during the War of 1812, was one of Fort Point's more interesting but mostly . . . — — Map (db m135300) HM |
May. 4, 2024