U.S. army officer, Joseph G. Totten superintended the construction of Fort Adams beginning in 1825. He oversaw all details of construction until 1838, when he was appointed as the first Chief Engineer of the newly created Army Corps of Engineers.
[ Along Bottom of Marker : ]Bricks used
2,952,418 ? ? ? ? Structural Arches
595,900 ? ?? ? ? ? Outerwork Arches
545,992 ? ? ? ?? ? in Tunnels
77,850 ? ? ? ? ? ?? in Embrasures
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Total Bricks: ? ? 4,172, 160
Tunnels:
1,350 ? ??? ? SE Outerworks
1,420 ??? ? ? Center Outerworks
280 ???? ? ? ? SW Outerworks
50 ?? ? ? ? ? ? Tenailies
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Total in Linear Feet: ? ? 3,110' or .59 Miles
Construction Materials:
12,516 ? ??? ? Tons of Bricks
795,285 ? ? ? Tons of Soil
62,784 ?? ?? ? Tons of Gravel
48,461 ?? ?? ? Tons of Granite Blocks
20,650 ? ??? ? Tons of Rubble Stone
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Total Weight of Ft. Adams ? ? 939,696 Tons of Materials
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