I haven't featured this reconstructed French era fort before. Not sure why - probably as I've never visited it. Wiki
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Shawnee War Chief Blue Jacket by Doug Hall
This impressed me. Blue Jacket - Wikipedia Blue Jacket , or Weyapiersenwah (c. 1743 – 1810), was a war chief of the Shawnee people, kn...
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Our colonial Marine unit gets some last minute instruction before going to fight the British. Pinterest for more.


this is called a Bartizan, A bartizan or guerite ( garita) is an overhanging, wall-mounted turret projecting from the walls of medieval fortifications from the early 14th century up to the 16th century. Most frequently found at corners, they protected a warder and enabled him to see around him. Bartizans generally are furnished with oylets or arrow slits. The turret was usually supported by stepped masonry corbels and could be round or square.
ReplyDeleteother forts with this feature, Castillo de San Cristóbal (Puerto Rico)and Castillo de San Marcos (St Augustine Florida
My article on the fort: http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/article-675/Fort_de_Chartres_in_Illinois.html
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