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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message Icon:                             Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Monadnock Hiker[/i] [br][b]A Fort is Constructed:[/b] . Much of our information about the layout of the Fort comes from a map by soldier John Maynard. - It outlines a plan showing the Fort’s homes, outbuildings, well placements and stockade. - The map also lists some of the names of those living in the Fort at No. 4 during the summer of 1746. - It shows that the Fort was built in the shape of a square with pointed twelve foot posts standing five inches apart, enough to shoot out from, but not wide enough for someone to enter. - Inside this protective wall they brought in existing houses and connected them with lean-tos. . [u]They constructed a “Great Chamber” with an attached wooden tower that served as a look out for miles up and down the Connecticut River.[/u] - The large hall served as a function room for church service, meetings or barracks. - In addition, they eventually secured a cannon, placed in Parker House, that would sound the alarm of danger in case of attack. - Should danger appear, residents would seek refuge inside the Fort leaving their fields and large animals. [/quote]    Upload an Image File From Your PC For Insertion in Your Post    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature.