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* The towers at Charleston, Tybee Island, Key West (2), and New Orleans (2) and the battery at Bayou Bienvenue (Battery Bienvenue) are also not part of the list of 42. | * The towers at Charleston, Tybee Island, Key West (2), and New Orleans (2) and the battery at Bayou Bienvenue (Battery Bienvenue) are also not part of the list of 42. | ||
* Northern Frontier forts, as Totten did not include them is the system in his reports. He listed them as a separate entity. He stated that the forts of the Third System were to be manned by militia artillery, while the Northern Frontier forts were to be manned by regular army. This seems like a minor difference, but it was really representative of a whole different philosophy of defense. | * Northern Frontier forts, as Totten did not include them is the system in his reports. He listed them as a separate entity. He stated that the forts of the Third System were to be manned by militia artillery, while the Northern Frontier forts were to be manned by regular army. This seems like a minor difference, but it was really representative of a whole different philosophy of defense. | ||
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Revision as of 18:34, 19 December 2010
See Third System
Not Included Below
- Appurtenant structures. Fort Winthrop, for example, in Boston Harbor is not listed as a fort.
- The towers at Charleston, Tybee Island, Key West (2), and New Orleans (2) and the battery at Bayou Bienvenue (Battery Bienvenue) are also not part of the list of 42.
- Northern Frontier forts, as Totten did not include them is the system in his reports. He listed them as a separate entity. He stated that the forts of the Third System were to be manned by militia artillery, while the Northern Frontier forts were to be manned by regular army. This seems like a minor difference, but it was really representative of a whole different philosophy of defense.
East Coast | Florida & Gulf Coast | West Coast |
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1. Fort Knox, Prospect, ME |
27. Fort Clinch (1), Fernandina Beach, FL |
41. Fort Point (Fort Winfield Scott), San Francisco, CA |
Source:
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East Coast | Florida & Gulf Coast | West Coast |
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1. Fort Knox, Prospect, ME |
27. Fort Clinch, Fernandina Beach, FL |
41. Fort Point (Fort Winfield Scott), San Francisco, CA |
Source:
- Weaver, John R. II, A Legacy in Brick and Stone: America Coastal Defense Forts of the Third System, Redoubt Press, McLean, 2001, First Printing, ISBN 1-57510-069-X
- Wikipedia
Pages in category "Third System Forts"
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