Forts, Fortresses and Fortifications

Interactive Map of my Visits

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I am a travel collector of varied interests. Over time I noticed that I'd visited a number of fortifications, primarily the large masonry coastal forts built by the United States during the first half of the Nineteenth Century, but to several other places as well. This page provides a convenient set of quick links to many of the forts I discussed in greater detail elsewhere on the website.

  1. Alamo; San Antonio, Texas, USA (includes video) - not built as a fort but used as a defensive fortification
  2. Alexandra Battery; St. George's, Bermuda
  3. Barwell Island Fortification; Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska, USA
  4. Castillo de San Marcos; St. Augustine, Florida, USA
  5. Ferry Island Fort; St. George's, Bermuda
  6. Fort C.F. Smith; Arlington, Virginia, USA (includes video)
  7. Fort Delaware State Park; Delaware City, Delaware, USA
  8. Fort Defiance; Defiance, Ohio, USA
  9. Fort Denison; Sydney, NSW, Australia
  10. Fort George; St. George's, Bermuda
  11. Fort Hamilton; Hamilton, Bermuda
  12. Fort Henry; Studland, England, UK
  13. Fort Holmes; Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA
  14. Fort Jefferson National Park; Dry Tortugas, Florida, USA (includes video)
  15. Fort Laramie National Historic Site; Fort Laramie, Wyoming, USA
  16. Fort Knox State Historic Site; Prospect, Maine, USA (includes video)
  17. Fort Lincoln Cemetery; Brentwood, Maryland, USA
  18. Fort Louis; Marigot, Saint-Martin, France (includes video)
  19. Fort Mackinac; Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA
  20. Fort Macon State Park; Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, USA
  21. Fort Michilimackinac; Mackinaw City, Michigan, USA
  22. Fort Moultrie National Monument; Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, USA (includes video)
  23. Fort Necessity National Battlefield; Farmington, Pennsylvania, USA
  24. Fort Nisqually Living History Museum; Tacoma, Washington, USA
  25. Fort Pownall Memorial; Stockton Springs, Maine, USA
  26. Fort Pulaski National Monument; Tybee Island, Georgia, USA (includes video)
  27. Fort Raleigh National Historic Site; Manteo, North Carolina, USA
  28. Fort Reno Park - Washington, DC Highpoint; Washington, District of Columbia, USA (includes video)
  29. Fort St. Antoine; Stockholm, Wisconsin, USA
  30. Fort St. Catherine; St. George's, Bermuda
  31. Fort Scaur; Sandys, Bermuda
  32. Fort Sumter National Monument; Charleston, South Carolina, USA (includes video)
  33. Fort Tomaree; Shoal Bay, NSW, Australia
  34. Fort Zachary Taylor State Park; Key West, Florida, USA (includes video)
  35. Gates Fort; St. George's, Bermuda
  36. Martello Tower; St. George's, Bermuda
  37. North Head Batteries; Devonport, New Zealand
  38. Royal Naval Dockyard; Sandys, Bermuda
  39. Whale Bay Battery; Southampton, Bermuda