Fort Macon casement hall. Fort Macon, located on Bogue Banks near Atlantic Beach, NC, contains twenty-six vaulted rooms (also called casements) constructed of brick and stone. The 4.5 feet thick outer walls (RHS) served to protect the fort from naval bombardments or Union sieges. Its location at the tip of the Bogue Banks was to protect the Beaufort Inlet.

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