Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . PLAN OF FRENCH FORT IN FORT PENTAGOET. DESCRIPTION OF FORT PENTAGOET. A The Parade —a place cleared for military purposes —sometwenty-five paces square. Ii The magazine, which is about thiit, ind fifteen wide. C The guard-house, which is about fifteen paces long and ten ft A building upon the other side of the guard-house, of thesame size, upon which there is a small chapel and a belfry, andwhich makes a roof over the entrance of ti> / A dwelling for the officers, some fifteen paces long and ten 0 An
Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . PLAN OF FRENCH FORT IN FORT PENTAGOET. DESCRIPTION OF FORT PENTAGOET. A The Parade —a place cleared for military purposes —sometwenty-five paces square. Ii The magazine, which is about thiit, ind fifteen wide. C The guard-house, which is about fifteen paces long and ten ft A building upon the other side of the guard-house, of thesame size, upon which there is a small chapel and a belfry, andwhich makes a roof over the entrance of ti> / A dwelling for the officers, some fifteen paces long and ten 0 Another building of the same size, for the workmen amisoldiers. // The entrance to the fort. ./ The entrance to a small redoubt, which la before the gate. A The gate of the outer works. /, Two platform-, npon each of which there are two guns, whichcarry eight-pound balls. M Another platform with the fraises [palisades set horizontallyinto the ground | and embrasure of turf, where there arc three0 eight pounders and one three pounder. N .Small parapets at the reentering and side angles of the exterlOlworks.
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