Old Hot Shot Furnace At Fort Morgan, Alabama

Color print view of the old Hot Shot Furnace At Fort Morgan, AL. These furnaces were used during war to heat the cannon balls until they turned cherry-red or white hot, then placed in the cannons and fired. A red hot shot would retain sufficient heat to set fire to wood even after strucking water...

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Main Author:	Carter's News Agency
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Troy University Library
Subjects:	Alabama postcards
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/troy2/id/3927

format	Electronic
collection	Wade Hall Postcard Collection
building	Troy University Library
publisher	Troy University Library
topic	Alabama postcards
spellingShingle	Alabama postcards Old Hot Shot Furnace At Fort Morgan, Alabama Carter's News Agency
fulltopic	Alabama postcards Alabama -- Monuments; Baldwin County (Ala.) History -- Historic Sites Alabama; Historic Sites Forts & fortifications; Historical markers; Historic buildings; Campaigns & battles For information on using this for a K-12 assignment, go to Alabama Moments in American History.
description	Color print view of the old Hot Shot Furnace At Fort Morgan, AL. These furnaces were used during war to heat the cannon balls until they turned cherry-red or white hot, then placed in the cannons and fired. A red hot shot would retain sufficient heat to set fire to wood even after strucking water several times. Only remnants of the furnace remain today. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: 'Old Hot Shot Furnance at Fort Morgan, AL., 8B-H710.' Printed on back: '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 sho furnaces under Napoleon. It rests in the middle of the little original Dort built by the Spanish in the middle of the 16th century with ten old gun mounts still intact. The oldest Fort in America. By Hatchett Chandler. Carter's News Agency, Mobile, Ala. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C. T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)'
spelling	Old Hot Shot Furnace At Fort Morgan, AlabamaColor print view of the old Hot Shot Furnace At Fort Morgan, AL. These furnaces were used during war to heat the cannon balls until they turned cherry-red or white hot, then placed in the cannons and fired. A red hot shot would retain sufficient heat to set fire to wood even after strucking water several times. Only remnants of the furnace remain today. Divided back postcard.Printed on front: 'Old Hot Shot Furnance at Fort Morgan, AL., 8B-H710.' Printed on back: '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 sho furnaces under Napoleon. It rests in the middle of the little original Dort built by the Spanish in the middle of the 16th century with ten old gun mounts still intact. The oldest Fort in America. By Hatchett Chandler. Carter's News Agency, Mobile, Ala. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C. T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)'Carter's News AgencyCurteich19202005Troy University Library Alabama -- Monuments; Baldwin County (Ala.)History -- Historic SitesAlabama; Historic SitesForts & fortifications; Historical markers; Historic buildings; Campaigns & battlesFor information on using this for a K-12 assignment, go to Alabama Moments in American History.This collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. copyright law.Wade Hall Postcard Collection, Troy University Library, Special Collections.Troy University (Troy, Ala.) Library; University of Alabama Library (Digitization)Box 2, ADAtscwhp001288ADAtscwhp001288.1, ADAtscwhp001288.2imageengjpeghttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/troy2/id/3927
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Old Hot Shot Furnace At Fort Morgan, Alabama

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