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giant wooden ball!
The Mine wharf from the shores
The Battery East hill site
Fort Point by the Golden Gate
Heading up along Marine Drive
Towards Fort Point
The Fort Point National Historic Site
completed just before the American Civil War
to defend San Francisco Bay against hostile warships
The bridge superstructure over the fort
let head in!
entrance to the fort
the fort plans
The fort spans 3 floors
lots of weapons here
my weapon of choice!
Mmm seems something exploded here
cannon balls and high caliber rounds
Soldiers of the past
and the role of the fort in defence
History of the city
The corridors in the fort
Fort Point's main courtyard
The ACME gunpowder store
and sits directly under the golden gate
More cannons!
Big Bridge over Big Fort!
The golden gate pedestrian walkway above
View of the fort from the upper floors
The bay area from the vantage point
been 15 years since I was last here
next up over the bridge!
it feels good to be back!
The city skyline
and marine drive serving the fort
now for views under the bridge
and now is non-operational
It entered the national Register of Historic Places in 1970
not an everyday sight!
The pacific beyond the south bay
spick and span
The Mile Rock Lighthouse now serves the outer bay area
Flying high!
The fort point light house
heading back down
view from the middle levels
The precarious rock faces under the bridge
back up Marina Drive!
the strong crashing waves by the bay
up the Battery East site hill