Officer's Quarters

The officer was often the only member of the crew that could read and write.

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The commanding officer at Fort Matanzas could survey all activities at the watchtower from his second-floor quarters.

The commander of Matanzas had this room to himself. The entrance to his room was a staircase from the gundeck. On the left is a wall separating the officer's bedroom from a food storage area and the entrance to the powder magazine. Thick walls protected the gunpowder from enemy fire. The officer had one window looking north and three small musket loopholes looking south toward the inlet. In the middle of the room is a ladder to the observation deck.