History is a big deal to me and I love old forts.
This shot is from Fort Morgan at the mouth of Mobile Bay.
The fort was completed in 1834 and saw service in the Civil War providing blockade coverage for the bay by the Confederacy and then by the Union after it was captured.
One of the most incredible things to me is that in 1900 the fort had four 12" breech loading guns that could launch a 1,046 pound shell 8 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico.
It is amazing to me what you can do with a really big gun and a LOT of powder to push a shell!
These long arched hallways provided structural support for the building itself, gave the men that were stationed at the fort a means to move around and served as a way to resupply different parts of the fort with everything from provisions to ammunition and gunpowder.
All of this was done in the 19th and 20th century, long before we had the technology we do today, and the fort is still standing.
I wonder how many things we build today will be around as long as this one has...
What a beautiful and intriguing photograph. I love images that tell stories and this one certainly does. I wonder about the longevity of things we build today, too. Food for thought....
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