--- Ron Majiros <rrmajiros@...> wrote:
>
> I'll be visiting Fort Jefferson in late January
> 2000, and will hopefully
> settle all of my curiosities once and for all.
>
> Also, has anyone heard where one might find a copy
> of Dale Floyds Defending
> America's Coasts, 1775-1950: A Bibliography ?
>
This is to everyone on the list:
here is where you can purchase Dale Floyd's book,
"Defending America's Coasts, 1775-1950: a
Bibliography"
If Ron is located in FL, I suggest he go to the University of Miami. A PhD or MS was written on fortification in southern FL to 1900, including Jefferson,...
Matthew L Adams
Matthew.Adams@xxx.xxx...
Dec 23, 1999 12:28 am
Thanks for all of the comments and information. The web pages were great - I really liked the Shannontech Park View site, it has some very good photography. I...
Ron Majiros
rrmajiros@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 23, 1999 11:44 pm
Concerning the rangers living at Fort Jefferson.... When I visited Fort Jefferson in June of 1991, the casemates that had been used by Dr. Mudd were not lived...
Christopher H. Sterling
chsems@xxxxx.xxxx
Dec 26, 1999 1:41 pm
In a message dated 12/26/99 7:39:06 AM, chsems@... writes: << I remember being told at the time that even water was not available at the Fort, though...
TSofian@xxx.xxx
Dec 26, 1999 2:07 pm
That's good to hear - about the renovated living quarters and the A/C. I also understood from some recent reading that they do in fact use the fort's cistern...
Ron Majiros
rrmajiros@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 26, 1999 8:00 pm
Ron, Fort Jefferson is WONDERFUL, the snorkling is great and the ride out on the Catamaran is breathtaking. Also Fort Taylor at Key West is very nice as well,...
TSofian@xxx.xxx
Dec 27, 1999 3:14 am
Ron, Here are some websites of Fort Taylor in Key West if you happen to stop there on your way to Fort Jefferson. http://www.thefloridakeys.com/parks/zach.htm ...
NH Fortress
nhfortress@xxxxx.xxxx
Dec 28, 1999 12:31 am
Here's some interesting news about restoration work on Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas. http://www.fla-keys.com/news/news.cfm?sid=1292 Mike...
FORT MOTT COAST DEFENSES DAY - THE SUMMER OF 1940 AND THE FALL OF FRANCE On Saturday, July 10th, Fort Mott State Park will host a living history event from...
Mike - That's a very nice article on the fort and its restoration, but they had to throw in the myth of the rifled cannon. At Fort Jefferson of all places!!!...
Interesting article. Someone sent me a copy of something similar from a south Florida newspaper last spring. I didn't know they were still producing...
My guess is it's only being done for this restoration project. It might be worth it for me to take a spin up to Rosendale NY and see what I can find out. Mike ...
My guess is it's only being done for this restoration project. It might be worth it for me to take a spin up to Rosendale NY and see what I can find out. Mike ...
Rosendale was produced domestically, and was much cheaper. The early Endicott batteries were largely built from Rosendale, and their condition today shows it...
Rosendale was a natural cement that was mined in the New York state area...there is a neat article on the stuff in a 1941 issue of "Popular Science". I will...
I don't rememer the details but I think it was at or before the turn of the century they completely stopped the use of Rosendale. Somewhere I read that...
i'll have to check one of my old reference books but if i recall correctly there is a difference in the overall alkalinity of the concrete. Portland cement...
Alicia M. Bjornson
fttuitous@...
Jul 8, 2004 2:00 am
As I understand it, Rosendale cement had the ability to cure underwater. On the other hand, it also took a very long time to cure, something in the area of...
When I was up at the University of Delaware looking at the papers of William Livermore (Corps of Engineers), there were records from when he was stationed at...
vexillarii@...
Jul 8, 2004 7:25 am
Hello Mike ... I do not think I ever saw anything about the curing rates, just that Portland was much stronger. Joe On the other hand, it also took a very long...
From this link: http://www.virginialimeworks.com/mortars/newrosendale.htm "The product commonly known as Rosendale Natural Cement was made in the small town of...
When you click on to the "about us" page they state they work with Ft. Adams, RI. http://www.virginialimeworks.com/about%20us/about_us.htm - "about us" ...
FYI..... this month's US Naval Institute Proceedings had one of their annual photo contests. An aerial shot of Ft. Jefferson was one of the winning entries. ...
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