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Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Fun & Informative
I just got back from my walk a minute ago. I decided to try something different, so I walked over to Fort Griswold. It's about a mile from my house (uphill, I discovered :p) and I hadn't been there in quite a while.
When I got there, I found that the monument was not open, so I couldn't climb up the huge spiral staircase to get to the top of it. Such a pity, I'm sure it would have been great for my legs. =P
So, instead, I walked around the battlefield, reading the numerous signs telling about the battle and about certain sites. All over the park are signs that said: "PLEASE stay off the earthworks." The earthworks aren't that hard to spot; they're manmade hills that jut up sharply from the ground. So, I complied and instead traveled through a little dip in between some of the earthworks.
It was like a little courtyard surrounded on all sides by the earth walls. On one side was located a narrow doorway, though, and so I went through. It led me out of the courtyard and into a trench set back in the face of a tall, tall hill. I went down through the trench and emerged at the bottom, where I proceeded over to the gun battery. There were no longer any guns there, but there were six or eight places where you could tell that an old-fashioned cannon once rested. All positions faced the harbor, where the British would be attacking from.
Going back up the hill towards the entrance (skirting around the edge of the trench), I could not imagine being a British soldier trying to run up the hill while under enemy fire. It's a steep hill, easily winding me when I tried to run up part of it, and a small earthwork guards the trench where the Americans would be defending. Shooting while running up the hill would be extremely difficult. Standing still would be suicide. Running up and not shooting would only bring you right to the trench, where enemy forces waited.
I can't imagine that the British won by attacking the river side of the fort. It was simply too well defended, I thought.
So, having satisfied my curiosity, I walked back home. It was chilly out, but the cold air felt very nice after (and during) my exertions.
Time to take a shower, and then maybe I can get to bed early enough to go to the gym! :p
Adieu.
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