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Nelson’s Quarterdeck

Fort Charles, Port Royal – Nelson’s Quarterdeck

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Anne M Powers

Nelson’s Quarterdeck is the ‘tourist’ name given to a gun deck beneath a small-arms firing platform that faces south from Fort Charles, originally over the sea at the foot of the walls. The enlargement of the Port Royal spit to… Continue Reading →

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