Stop 4: Bastion C

Bastion C remains structurally unchanged from its first use. The rooms inside have been used throughout the years for food storage, preparation, and dining. The fort’s first bakery is to the left and retains the original ovens. It remained in operation from the 1860s until about 1900 when new mess halls, kitchens, and barracks were built. By World War II, the bakery became the Non-Commissioned Officer’s Club. 

Inside the right side of Bastion C is an L-shaped powder magazine. This space is sheathed in cedar wood to help regulate the moisture and temperature of the room, in order to protect against the possibility of a friction spark and accidental explosion of the gunpowder.

Fortify Your Vocabulary

Bastion: The arrowhead-like portion of the fort's main walls, which juts from the corners of the fort and provides an interlocking field of fire along the fortifications.