(Redirected from Carat (purity)) The fineness of a precious metal object (coin, bar, jewelry, etc.) represents the weight of fine metal therein, in proportion to the total weight which includes alloyed base metals and any impurities.
Fort Redoubt, is actually called Advance Redoubt, and is one of four Third System fortifications, built to protect the Pensacola Navy Yard, located in Pensacola FL.
Fort Sumner - Pride of the Pecos. On October 31, 1862, Congress authorized the establishment of the military Fort Sumner at Bosque Redondo, to protect a new Indian Reservation situated on 40 square miles of land. The post was named for General Edwin Vose Sumner who died as the new fort was being built.