A Trip To Fort Macon

Our neighbors offered us their beach condo so we decided to take them up on their offer. We really like Atlantic beach. I have to say it's one of the cleaner beaches we've been to in NC. We wanted to take a look around and see what there was to get into. We've been to the aquarium there several times so we settled on visiting Fort Macon.

2 for 1 pearl special!

This exhibit displayed what all you find on/in the sand. There was also a section that let you press buttons and they allowed you to hear different bird calls.

Heading into Ft. Macon. Ft Macon was constructed between 1826-1834. This fort was used in  the  War Between the States (1861-1865), the Spanish American War (1898), and World War II (1941-1945). Fort Macon also served as a military prison from 1862-1877.

It was interesting to us that the south's food supply was coming from New York. (North)

Mess Hall

Standing inside one of the barracks. 

I love the brick work in the barracks.

Example of loaves of bread inside the glass.

This oven had been rebuilt but it's where they would bake the bread. 

Our little prisoner. (jk) She stood there and as the breeze would come off the ocean she would tilt her head back and just smile.

From one of the top ledges of the fort.

This furnace was used to heat non-explosive cannonballs red hot for use against  the unarmored wooden enemy warships of period.

At the top of the ft overlooking the ocean. 

Weapons

General store

How they washed their clothes.

We learned that the soldiers didn't sleep with blankets or pillows. If they wanted a pillow they would use their coat. The bedding was full of straw. It was also said that once a week they would have to dismantle their bunk beds and disinfect them because the bed bugs were horrible.