Place

Advanced Redoubt Tour Stop 4: Wall Pitting

A brick wall with a drawbridge to the left is covered in small dents and pits from target practice.
Advanced Redoubt Wall Pitting

NPS Photo / Kiss

Quick Facts
Location:
Advanced Redoubt, FL
If the enemy reaches the back of the fort (the gorge), additional musket fire came from the galleries on top of the demibastions on either side. The pitting you see in the wall today resulted form target practice by soldiers in the early 1930s and 1940s.

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Last updated: August 8, 2022