Captured this upon my return to Boston from Tampa today: [attachimg=1] This 30-acre island is dominated by Fort Warren, a National Historic Landmark. Constructed of granite between 1833 and 1869, Fort Warren was used during the Civil War for training Union soldiers and later as a prison for captured Confederates. [attachments posted prior to 4/27/2010 have been deleted by admin. be sure to link images to make sure they don't get removed]
NYC another from my flight home: [attachments posted prior to 4/27/2010 have been deleted by admin. be sure to link images to make sure they don't get removed]
In my two years there I don't think I ever made it out there. ; Looks nice from that distance. And then my Spideysense was going off, making me think....where have I seen that design before??? http://www.senate.gov/visiting/common/image/ft_mchenry.htm And, even though it was earthworks, and is barely still there: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=fort+union,+new+mexico&hl=en&cd=1&ei=icV1S9D2FqOKNb2_pIoF&ie=UTF8&view=map&cid=9849535191766352562&iwloc=A&ved=0CBsQpQY&sa=X Yeah, I see that rough shape was popular during those times.
