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As I walked down the path towards the bottom of the Golden Gate Bridge, I saw a massive brick building and heard the waves crashing against the many rocks. The building had massive iron studded doors. Instead of windows, like a house, it had rifle slots. I looked up above me and there was the Golden Gate Bridge. This is an amazing building, I thought. That building was Fort Point. I hope you get to visit it. = = =__The Guns__=

 Fort Point was equipped with 5 to 7 foot thick brick walls and a sod to absorb enemy fire. Even still, it was thought that Fort Point still would not be able to withstand cannon balls from some ships in the Civil War and in World War II. Fortunately, Fort Point never absorbed a single shot. For more protection during the Civil War, the army added 55 guns including Rodman guns, which could shoot as far as 25 miles. After World War II, most of the cannons were moved to the east battery, which was still operating. It also had hotshot, a furnace that heated cannonballs red hot, so when fired, they set enemy ships ablaze.

=__other facts__= Fort Point is in a video game, the grand theft auto. Fort Point is also in a movie, Vertigo. back to main page