The Bastion That Never Was

When army engineers originally designed the second Fort Smith in 1838, they planned for it to withstand attack. A key feature in achieving this goal was a stone wall about twelve feet high and from two to three feet thick. ...

The Bastion Cannons

Bastion Square

You are standing at the entrance to Bastion Square

Bastion Square is a legacy of Fort Victoria whose two log towers or “Bastions” were located near here.

The Hudson’s Bay Company, which remains as a store across the street, built the ...

The Bastion

This tablet marks the site of the bastion which stood at the north east corner of Fort Victoria. The fort was erected by the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1843.

Erected by Miller, Court & Co. Ltd. For the British Columbia Historical ...

The Site of Colleton Bastion

The Plan of Charles Town

Prepared by Edward Crisp about 1704, gives the Location of the several Bastions

A. Granville

B. Craven

C. Cartaret

D. Colleton

E. Ashley

F. Blake

G. The Half Moon

I. Johnson's Cover'd Half Moon

L. ...

The Site of Granville Bastion

The Plan of Charles Town

Prepared by Edward Crisp about 1704, gives the

location of the several Bastions

A. Granville

B. Craven

C. Cartaret

D. Colleton

E. Ashley

F. Blake

G. The Half Moon

I. Johnson's Cover'd Half Moon

L. ...

The Site of Carteret Bastion

The Plan of Charles Town

Prepared by Edward Crisp about 1704, gives the

location of the several Bastions

A. Granville

B. Craven

C. Cartaret

D. Colleton

E. Ashley

F. Blake

G. The Half Moon

I. Johnson's Cover'd Half Moon

L. ...

The Site of Craven Bastion

The Plan of Charles Town

Prepared by Edward Crisp about 1704, gives the

location of the several Bastions

A. Granville

B. Craven

C. Cartaret

D. Colleton

E. Ashley

F. Blake

G. The Half Moon

I. Johnson's Cover'd Half Moon

L. ...

Northeast Bastion

Near here was

Northeast Bastion

part of outworks

Fort Edward

1755

Marker is on Lakes to Locks Passage (U.S. 4), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Northwest Demi-Bastion

The demi-bastion is a section of the fort that projects beyond the main wall and provides concentrated defensive fire.

The bastion design includes two levels of artillery. Guns were to be mounted on the parapet above and in the casemates ...

Southeast Bastion

Fort William Henry

The original entrance to the fort was under this bastion. A road led to it from the vicinity of the old Railroad Station and Steamboat dock. About a quarter mile away, the rising hill of tall pines marks ...