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Sidewalk marks location of old rail track
 Fort Norfolk

Rail Track

Click on link to visit that area of the fort.

  1. Main Gate
  2. Dungeon or Black Hole
  3. Carpenter's Shop & Storeroom
  4. Underground Storage
  5. Officers Quarters/Shell House
  6. Covered Walkway
  7. Navy Magazine
  8. Rail Track
  9. Workshop
  10. Stable
  11. Soldiers' Barracks/Tank House
  12. Main Battery
  13. Guardhouse
  14. Cistern and Cistern House
Map of Fort Norfolk

A set of narrow gauge tracks ran from the front of the Navy Magazine to the wharf, enabling the movement of powder and shells in small rail cars probably pulled by horses or mules. The remnants of this track are believed to be under the present sidewalk.



 

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