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From the tail end of these, Fort Jefferson down off the tip of Florida is a fabulous example. The largest masonry structure in the United States. 16 million bri
by jws 12y ago
From the tail end of these, Fort Jefferson down off the tip of Florida is a fabulous example. The largest masonry structure in the United States. 16 million bricks, a hexagon about 150 meters on a side. It pretty much takes up an entire island.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Jefferson,_Florida http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Jefferson,_Florida
Google has great street view walkarounds of it: https://www.google.com/maps/place//@24.6285891,-82.873422,370m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x88ce55d10406f8b0:0x5bb10efd57331ab0?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/place//@24.6285891,-82.873422,37...
- brudgers 12y agoFort Jefferson, unlike the earlier fortifications was largely obsolete when completed because rifled artillery could efficiently reduce brick walls to rubble. See Fort Pulaski https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Pulaski_National_Monument https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Pulaski_National_Monume...