The fort's layout included an eastern bastion and a flanking wall built amongst large naturally occurring boulders.

"[3]The fort was known for the skill of its design, which used naturally occurring boulders connected with laid stone walls.

Admiring colonists created the mistaken rumor that Stonewall John was an escaped English engineer.

[4] The fort was described in conflicting Victorian-era accounts, and the rocky nature of the site prevented its reuse.

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