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<blockquote data-quote="RockyNH_RIP" data-source="post: 576910" data-attributes="member: 10784"><p>My entry is an entry door at the main entrance to Fort Pulaski. For those who are interested:</p><p><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">"Following the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812" target="_blank">War of 1812</a><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">, </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._President" target="_blank">U.S. President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison" target="_blank">James Madison</a><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'"> ordered a new system of coastal fortifications to protect the United States against foreign invasion. Construction of a fort to protect the port of Savannah began in 1829 under the direction of Major General Babcock, and later Second Lieutenant </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee" target="_blank">Robert E. Lee</a><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">, a recent graduate of </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" target="_blank">West Point</a><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">. The new fort would be located on Cockspur Island at the mouth of the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_River" target="_blank">Savannah River</a><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">. In 1833, the facility was named Fort Pulaski in honor of </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz_Pulaski" target="_blank">Kazimierz Pulaski</a><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">, a </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Polish</a><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'"> soldier and military commander who fought in the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution" target="_blank">American Revolution</a><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'"> under the command of </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington" target="_blank">George Washington</a><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">. Pulaski was a noted </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalry" target="_blank">cavalryman</a><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'"> and played a large role in training Revolutionary troops. He took part in the sieges of </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina" target="_blank">Charleston</a><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'"> and of </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah,_Georgia" target="_blank">Savannah</a><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">." (From Wikipedia)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">This door is original so since the fort was completed in 1847 it is 169 years old.....</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #252525"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'"></span></span>[ATTACH=full]225194[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Pat in GA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyNH_RIP, post: 576910, member: 10784"] My entry is an entry door at the main entrance to Fort Pulaski. For those who are interested: [COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif]"Following the [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812"]War of 1812[/URL][COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif], [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._President"]U.S. President[/URL][COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif] [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison"]James Madison[/URL][COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif] ordered a new system of coastal fortifications to protect the United States against foreign invasion. Construction of a fort to protect the port of Savannah began in 1829 under the direction of Major General Babcock, and later Second Lieutenant [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee"]Robert E. Lee[/URL][COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif], a recent graduate of [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy"]West Point[/URL][COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif]. The new fort would be located on Cockspur Island at the mouth of the [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_River"]Savannah River[/URL][COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif]. In 1833, the facility was named Fort Pulaski in honor of [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz_Pulaski"]Kazimierz Pulaski[/URL][COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif], a [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland"]Polish[/URL][COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif] soldier and military commander who fought in the [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution"]American Revolution[/URL][COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif] under the command of [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington"]George Washington[/URL][COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif]. Pulaski was a noted [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalry"]cavalryman[/URL][COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif] and played a large role in training Revolutionary troops. He took part in the sieges of [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina"]Charleston[/URL][COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif] and of [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah,_Georgia"]Savannah[/URL][COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif]." (From Wikipedia) This door is original so since the fort was completed in 1847 it is 169 years old..... [/FONT][/COLOR][ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]225194._xfImport[/ATTACH] Pat in GA [/QUOTE]
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