Fort Macon Pin

Company

National Park Service

Price

$6.95

Source

Official Store

Named for 19 th century statesman Nathan Macon,Fort Macon highlights American attempts to defend coastal regions using Frenchinnovations in fortification. The irregular pentagonal fort displayed could bearmed on three sides to defend against naval and land attacks, featuredcasements for spare ammo, and was built deep into the ground to thwart earlydetection. During the Civil War era, Unionists defeated occupying Confederateforces after eleven hours of bombardment with siege guns. Product Details Visit Fort Macon to learn about early American military defenses Collector’s lapel pin by Hogeye…