Typically a sighting instrument is placed on that central pillar.
Today the eucalyptus trees have grown in so tightly that you couldn't spot a cargo ship coming in the south channel at broad daylight.
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| | In 1797 the Spanish built a gun battery at Fort Mason called the Bateria San Jose. |
| | The US Army refortified the battery in 1863. |
| | Some empty gun emplacements. These look newer than 1863. |
| | An empty emplacement. |
| | Farther up the hill is a bunker of some sort. |
| | My guess is that this was an ammunition bunker. There's a paved low road that leads down to the batteries. |
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There's a command post on the top of this bunker.
Typically a sighting instrument is placed on that central pillar. Today the eucalyptus trees have grown in so tightly that you couldn't spot a cargo ship coming in the south channel at broad daylight. |
| | A view of the command post from the rear, facing more or less north. |
| | Some venting on the bunker. |
| | More venting and decay. |
| | A nice concrete arch in the wall. The iron ring looks almost decorative. |
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