One of the original cisterns for Fort Macon.

Two seige mortars in front of the Museum Shop.

A reproduction of the Hot Shot Furnace.
Cannon balls were loaded in from the rear,
were heated super-hot, and retrieved from the front.
These hot projectiles would then cause fires to wooden ships when hit.

Interior of a casemate in the Inner Wall.

A passageway connecting several casemates.

The parade ground of Fort Macon.
The upper tier of the Inner Wall is undergoing restoration.

View of the Sally Port and the Outer Wall.
The author's brother, Nathan, is pictured.

The Sally Port.

The entrance to a defensive casemate in the Outer Wall.

The interior of this casemate.
It has been flooded with rainwater.
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