Jun 23, 2019 · Today, the fort has a handful of Rodman guns in place. The guns appear to be mounted on front-pintle barbette carriages. Beneath the guns are ammunition casements; powder rooms and shot stores, the holes for bringing up ammunition can still be seen.

There is a handy map tacked to the wall of one of the fort's inner buildings which details each gun's location...and there is what is probably a slightly fake Rodman Gun at Fort Clinch State Park's main gate! Read the whole Fort Clinch story at Starforts.com!

Fort Clinch is a 19th-century masonry coastal fortification, built as part of the Third System of seacoast defense conceived by the United States. It is located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island in Nassau County, Florida.

Jul 17, 2013 · Fort Clinch is the only Third System fort on Florida's Atlantic Coast. Begun in 1847 and never completed as planned, it stands in Fernandina Beach on the northern end of Amelia …

Fortifications were made to the fort, including the mounting of guns and laying of a minefield outside the walls. Less than a year later hostilities ceased, and, again, Fort Clinch was abandoned.

Nov 4, 2018 · The 10-inch Rodman Guns at Fort Clinch, designed to fire a 102lb shell just under 3 miles. Pretty impressive for the mid-1800’s! Barracks at Fort Clinch were certainly a dreary affair, especically under these grey skies.

Fort Clinch (1) (1847-1936) - A U.S. Army Third System masonry coastal defense fort begun in 1847 and construction continued until 1867. Named after General Duncan L. Clinch in November 1850.

Fort Clinch was designed to mount 70 heavy guns, but was never fully armed. Nor was it ever even completely finished!

Defending the strategically important Cumberland Sound at the very north western edge of Florida, work on Fort Clinch began in 1847. It remained unfinished during the Civil War and changed hands several times before it was finally completed 20 years after construction began.

Jun 28, 2020 · Sometimes it takes a village. That was the case seven years ago when Fort Clinch, located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island in Florida, got a full-scale operating 10-pounder Parrott Rifle artillery piece. Built in 1847, the fort was part of the “Third System Fortifications” that gained prominence after the War of 1812.