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A 19th century shipwreck is pictured at Fort Gaines with the fort’s northwest bastion cannon in the background, Aug. 12, 2021, in Dauphin Island, Alabama. The remains of the ship washed ashore during Hurricane Georges in 1998. The siege of Fort Gaines occurrred during the American Civil War. Confederate troops surrendered the fort to the Union on Aug. 8, 1864. The Fort is on the National Register of Historic Places and is listed as one of the 11 Most Endangered Historic Places by the National Trust For Historic Preservation. (Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright)
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- Dauphin Island, Alabama - Fort Gaines