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Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: This is the old Hot Shot Furnace at Fort Morgan, Alabama which was used to heat cannon balls red hot for the purpose of sinking the enemy's ships before the day of high explosives. It repulsed an attack by British warships in 1814, sinking the Flagship 'Hermes'. It was installed under James Madis... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “This is a view of the interior of Fort Morgan, Alabama, which was finished as you see it now in 1833, built by slave labor and is perhaps the finest specimen brick architecture in America. The original Fort was built of sand and logs in the middle of the 16th century by the Spanish after capturi... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: This old gun at Fort Morgan, Alabama was captured in 1814 from the British disabled Ship 'HERMES' after the bombardment of Fort Morgan by the British. (It bears upon it the ancient insignia of the British Royal Crown placed above the Rose of Tudor, which was the Coat of Arms originating with Henr... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “Entrance to historic Fort Morgan, located at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama.” View Full Item at Samford University Library