This video explains the laws passed by Congress for building the first series of coastal defense forts in the United States and increasing the size of the army to man them. The video also shows the locations of the forts. Included are drawings of; Salem and Marblehead Harbor, Fort Jay in New York Harbor, Battery in New York City, Jones Point in Alexandria Virginia, Norfolk Harbor, Fort Nelson, Map of Ocracock Inlet North Carolina, Fort Johnston North Carolina, Fort Moultrie South Carolina, Fort Johnson South Carolina, and Fort Mechanic South Carolina.


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