Built in the 19th century, the Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site is a former coastal artillery fort in Esquimalt Harbour on Vancouver Island. British Columbia became the sixth province to join Canada in 1871, and fixed coastal defenses were needed for the neighbouring naval base. A defense agreement between the Canadian and British governments lead to the construction of Fort Rodd Hill in 1895, overlooking the equally historic Fisgard Lighthouse.
Today the naval base in Esquimalt Harbour is still in use by the Royal Canadian Navy. However, following WWII, the fortifications at Fort Rodd Hill became less strategic and were eventually declared obsolete in 1956. Parks Canada began managing the site at that time and Fort Rodd Hill was subsequently designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
As one of the most prestigious teams in college football, you'll know you're in Austin, Texas when you start seeing the Texas Longhorns logo on everything. The University of Texas at Austin football team plays out of the Darryl K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium, which for the record, with a seating capacity of 100,119 makes it the eighth largest stadium in the United States and ninth largest in the world. There's no question that football is big in Texas.
