ST. JOSEPH FORT (Pos: 04 04' 18,1" S 39 40' 56.1" E): a horseshoelike fortification in good condition. At about 100 metres distance to St. Joseph it was the Portuguese chapel "Nossa Senhora das Merces" (Pos: 04 04' 21,2" S 39 40' 50,7" E).

A view of the Fort St. Joseph from a tower nearby. In the foreground was the site of the Portuguese Chapel 'Nossa Senhora das Merces'  

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An old photo (taken in about 1910) of Fort St. Joseph and the ruin of the Portuguese Chapel at the left (photographer: YOUNG, G.).

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