Fort Mitchel
Fort Mitchel was crafted of the earth by Captain Quincy Adams Gilmore, who is also responsible for a second earthen fort, Fort Holbrook, located in the Spanish Wells area of the Island. Mother Earth was the medium of choice because the rifle cannons that had come into use would shatter masonry and turn it into shrapnel, causing even greater injuries to those in a stone fortress. Visited July 30, 2005 -------------------- GPS [32°14’34, -80°44’38]
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Date added: 2/28/2009

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