, ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁However , ▁the ▁US ▁military ▁did ▁not ▁occup y ▁the ▁fort . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁houses ▁remained ▁occupied ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁winter , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁when ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁finally ▁abandoned . ▁At ▁some ▁point , ▁what ▁was ▁likely ▁a ▁natural ▁forest ▁fire ▁destroyed ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁fort . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁settlement ▁at ▁Fort ▁Dr um mond ▁contained ▁military ▁structures ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁private ▁houses . ▁The ▁settlement ▁was ▁centered ▁around ▁a ▁para de ▁ground ▁front ing ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁bay . ▁Military ▁bar ra cks ▁and ▁comm iss ary ▁were ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁para de ▁ground , ▁and ▁officer ' s ▁qu arters ▁were ▁ha ph az ard ly ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁A ▁" b ou lev ard " ▁ran ▁along ▁north ward ▁from ▁the ▁para de ▁ground ▁a ▁good ▁, ▁while ▁a ▁military ▁road ▁continued ▁south ward ▁of ▁the ▁para de ▁ground ▁to ▁the ▁shore . ▁The ▁section ▁of ▁land ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁bou lev ard , ▁between ▁the ▁bou lev ard ▁and ▁the ▁bay , ▁was ▁reserved ▁for ▁gard ens , ▁while ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁bou lev ard . ▁The ▁bou lev ard ▁was ▁l ined ▁by ▁a ▁row ▁of ▁pop lar ▁trees ▁on ▁each ▁side . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁were ▁substantial , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁were ▁two ▁stories . ▁Other ▁houses ▁were ▁" b