The fruit trees were cut and a large masonry fort was constructed opposite the road (now Wilson Boulevard), at the hill's topmost point.
The major point of attraction here is a large masonry fort, which can be visited after obtaining permission from its owners.
NYS started a masonry fort in 1807 - 1812.
Although Sumter was a masonry fort, there were wooden buildings inside for barracks and officer quarters.
In some cases cannon from masonry forts were dispersed to earthen bunkers where they were better protected.
The structure was extensively altered and roofed over to a height of several stories, though the original masonry fort remained.
The five-sided masonry fort was built by Dollot and Fortier at a cost of 1,850,000 francs-d'or.
Photographs and lithographs from that time show them to be large masonry forts bearing numerous cannon emplacements and hundreds of soldiers.
The largest sign of the years under Spain is the Castillo de San Marcos, a large masonry fort built between 1672 and 1695.
Construction began on Fort Hampton, a small masonry fort with a horseshoe-shaped parapet facing the channel.