Fort Gaines, Pelican Point, Dauphin Island

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Apart from its historic interest, this Fort is very unique in many ways. While it was not built by the French, it is, strictly speaking, French military archi- tecture in plan and design. The five brick bastions are perhaps the most interesting feature of the whole Fort. It is of interest that on the interior of the bastions there are cross vaults of different sizes in a row. Owing to the differ- ence in spans, some of the brick courses run at an angle or slant as may be seen in the photographs. Other distinguishing features of this Fort are the built-in bake ovens, the smithy, officers' quarters with adjacent court yard, and a very interesting drainage system. Source of Material; E. Walter Burkhardt, District Administrator, HABS. Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama.

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