The weirdness that is Fort McAllister, from a diorama in Fort McAllister State Park's Visitor's Center. The mound that contains the hot shot furnace is at the fort's center left, just behind the leading bastion. Note also the oddness that extends behind the fort: An emplacement for a 10" mortar was built at a distance from the fort, as with each discharge of that mortar, earth would be disloged from its surrounding walls. No point having that in the fort proper! We'll let the Yankees do the reducing of our walls, thank you! |