Ft. Sumter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Sumter Interesting read. Look at the pictures from 1865 during the 2 year siege. The fort started 3 stories tall and was one story tall at the end. All the rubble was added to the walls to reinforce them or used to make tunnels inside the fort so the defenders could move without getting hit by incoming fire.
You can see the arches here that supported the upper levels and covered the canons
Here you can see on this wall all of that cover was destroyed during the civil war.
You can see the rust on the canon carriage in this picture. When the fort was upgraded they just filled in the lower level, with the canons still in place, with sand to make it stronger to support upper levels. They also blocked up the canon ports. When this area was rediscovered they excavated it and found the canons.
All the concrete was added during an upgrade. The fort was used through WWII. Closed in 1947.
View of the point where the first shot was fired. It signaled the beginning of the siege of the fort.
The up graded guns installed for protecting the harbor through WWII.
This is the flag that flew over the fort when the Union held it at the beginning of the civil war and was taken with when the Confederates gained control. It was brought back when the Union re-took the fort.
This is what the fort looked like before the 2 year bombardment.
The ruins of the officers quarters.
This wall faced away from the sea, so it wasn't as strong as the others.
Here is where the original doors into the fort were located.
Upgraded defenses and gun structures
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