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El Morro Castle - Santa Barbara Battery Facing Bahia de San Juan, Puerto Rico

Keith Ng © 2010

 

Firing steps allowed musketeers to shoot over the fort walls. Thick walls protect the troops from enemy fire while reloading. Sentry Boxes served as sheltered lookout posts to keep watch along the fortress walls.

 

From "Castillo de Felipe de Morro" brochure

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Uploaded on January 7, 2010
Taken on December 31, 2009