Montagu Cache Traditional Cache
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Fort Montagu is located on the seaside, just off East Bay street, about a mile or so east of Nassau near Montagu beach. It was finished in 1742 and has been the site of historical battles.
The site is located right next to a beach but there is a paved path to the fort as well as around its perimeter. The cache is a micro plastic container which is easily accessible for all ages. Depending on the time of day, there may be some muggle traffic.
Just a bit of warning - there is always a lot of traffic getting to the geozone at the end of a weekday. So just keep that in mind when considering transportation.
Please be careful when replacing the cache. You will realize why when you find it. Also, I wouldn't suggest to walk to this cache if you are coming from the cruise ships or downtown - especially if it is hot out.
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Fort Montagu sits on the site of an earlier structure dating to c.1725 -1728. The present fort was built between 1741-42 by Peter Henry Bruce, an engineer, during the governorship of John Tinker (1735-58). It was built of locally-cut limestone and named after the Duke of Montagu. A sea battery, north-east of the fort located today on Potter’s Cay, was called Bladen’s Battery for John Bladen, son of Governor John Tinker. The fort and Bladen’s Battery were finished in July 1742 and mounted with eight 18-pounder, three 9 and six 6 –pounder cannons. Originally, the fort contained a rain water cistern, barracks for officer and soldiers, a guardroom and powder magazine.[1]
Fort Montagu is best known because it is the site of the United States Marine Corps' first military action. In 1776 Continental Congress ordered Commodore Esek Hopkins to take a fleet of eight ships to capture a large supply of gunpowder the British had stored on New Providence Island. After two weeks of sailing, Captain Samuel Nicholas landed with his 234 Marines two miles east of Fort Montagu. The Bahamian militia retreated to Fort Nassau, so Fort Montagu fell unopposed. It turned out the 200 barrels of gunpowder were stored at Fort Nassau and the Bahamian governor was able to load them on merchant ships before the marines arrived there the next day. While the marines were not successful in their primary mission of retrieving the gunpowder, they did bring back 46 cannon and thousands of round shot for General Washington's army.[2]
Today, the fort is open for tours everyday from 8am - 3pm but you don't have to worry about that too much.
Sources:
1. Fort Montagu - (visit link)
2. Wikipedia:Fort Montagu - (visit link)
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