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Fort Marlborough - Walking Through Time

This is the front gate of Fort Marlborough at Sunset.

 

Fort Marlborough was established to secure the British quest for spices and interests on the West Coast of Sumatra. Joseph Collet who served as the Governor of British Bencoolen named this fortification "Fort Marlborough" in honor of John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough. The Construction on this star-shaped fort with a triangular-shaped bastion on each corner began in 1714 using convict, local and Indian labor.

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Uploaded on August 11, 2015
Taken on September 14, 2014