The rake of a roof is the outer edge that runs from the eave to the ridge, or peak, of the roof. It is typically perpendicular to... An eave is the area of a roof that hangs beyond the exterior wall. The rake of a roof is the outer edge that runs from the eave to the ridge, or peak, of the roof. It is typically perpendicular to...
Ship Island (Mississippi) Ship Island is the collective name for two barrier islands off the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, part of Gulf Islands National Seashore: East Ship Island and West Ship Island. Hurricane Camille split the once single island into 2 separate islands in 1969. West Ship Island is the site of Fort Massachusetts (built 1859â66), as a Third System fortification.
The name Fort Nassau was used by the Dutch in the 17th century for several fortifications, mostly trading stations, named for the House of Orange-Nassau. They included: Fort Nassau (South River) established 1627 at Big Timber Creek at Gloucester City, New Jersey. 2  Fort Nassau (Ghana) , established near Mori (probably in the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century), later used for the slave trade.