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The Fort Hayes Complex and the Ascension Island Heritage Society Museum were

very interesting to explore. The fort had been built in the 1800s as part of the

fortifications to prevent Napoleon from escaping from St. Helena. The structure is

concrete made with seawater so it is slowly crumbling into sand. However, the views

from its various parapets and cannon sites are really quite wonderful & some of the

best of our pictures will no doubt come from this excursion. The little museum

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