There is, however, one place where additional defense is badly needed, and that is at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, where it is proposed to make an artificial island for a fort which shall prevent an enemy's fleet from entering this most important strategical base of operations on the whole Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
Bill Taft: “There is, however, one place where additional defense is badly needed, and that is at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, where…”
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Taft identifies a critical need for additional defense at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay.
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