Building a Fortress
U.S. army officer, Joseph G. Totten superintended the construction of Fort Adams beginning in 1825. He oversaw all details of construction until 1838, when he was appointed as the first Chief Engineer of the newly created Army Corps of Engineers.
[ Along Bottom of Marker : ]Bricks used
2,952,418 Structural Arches
595,900 Outerwork Arches
545,992 in Tunnels
77,850 in Embrasures
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Total Bricks: 4,172, 160
Tunnels:
1,350 SE Outerworks
1,420 Center Outerworks
280 SW Outerworks
50 Tenailies
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Total in Linear Feet: 3,110’ or .59 Miles
Construction Materials:
12,516 Tons of Bricks
795,285 Tons of Soil
62,784 Tons of Gravel
48,461 Tons of Granite Blocks
20,650 Tons of Rubble Stone
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Total Weight of Ft. Adams 939,696 Tons of Materials
Marker can be reached from Fort Adams Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
