"Old Hot Shot Furnace at Fort Morgan, Alabama."

"Old Hot Shot Furnace at Fort Morgan, Alabama."

"This is the old Hot Shot Furnace at Fort Morgan, Alabama which was used to heat cannon balls red hot for the purpose of sinking the enemy's ships before the day of high explosives. It repulsed an attack by British warships in 1814, sinking the Flagship 'Hermes'. It was installed...

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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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collection Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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"Old Hot Shot Furnace at Fort Morgan, Alabama."
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Furnaces; Historic sites; Fort Morgan (Ala.); Baldwin County (Ala.)
description "This is the old Hot Shot Furnace at Fort Morgan, Alabama which was used to heat cannon balls red hot for the purpose of sinking the enemy's ships before the day of high explosives. It repulsed an attack by British warships in 1814, sinking the Flagship 'Hermes'. It was installed under James Madison's administration by a French General Simon Bernard, who had experience with hot shot furnaces under Napoleon. It rests in the middle of the little original Fort built by the Spanish in the middle of the 16th century with ten old gun mounts still intact. The oldest Fort in America."
spelling Q0000070497Q70497"Old Hot Shot Furnace at Fort Morgan, Alabama.""This is the old Hot Shot Furnace at Fort Morgan, Alabama which was used to heat cannon balls red hot for the purpose of sinking the enemy's ships before the day of high explosives. It repulsed an attack by British warships in 1814, sinking the Flagship 'Hermes'. It was installed under James Madison's administration by a French General Simon Bernard, who had experience with hot shot furnaces under Napoleon. It rests in the middle of the little original Fort built by the Spanish in the middle of the 16th century with ten old gun mounts still intact. The oldest Fort in America."1930-1939; 1940-1949; 1950-1959Furnaces; Historic sites; Fort Morgan (Ala.); Baldwin County (Ala.)Still imagePostcardsAlabama. Department of Archives and HistoryAlabama Department of Archives and History postcard collectionLPP45, Box 6, #2565v8775Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/33722
title "Old Hot Shot Furnace at Fort Morgan, Alabama."
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