Fort Jefferson

Fort Jefferson is a former U.S. military coastal fortress in the Dry Tortugas National Park of Florida. It is the largest brick masonry structure in the Americas, covering 16 acres (6.5 ha) and made with over 16 million bricks. Among United States forts, only Fort Monroe in Virginia and Fort Adams in Rhode Island are larger. The fort is located on Garden Key in the lower Florida Keys within the Dry Tortugas, 68 miles (109 km) west of the island of Key West. The Dry Tortugas are part of Monroe County in Florida.

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Ft. Jefferson in the Florida Dry Tortugas is a fascinating place. A huge fortress (the largest masonry structure in the Americas) uses every square inch of an isolated Key. All 16 million of its bricks arrived by ship, and the fort was never finished. Fort Jefferson 2
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Ft. Jefferson in the Florida Dry Tortugas is a fascinating place. A huge fortress (the largest masonry structure in the Americas) uses every square inch of an isolated Key. All 16 million of its bricks arrived by ship, and the fort was never finished. Fort Jefferson 2

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Fort was started in 1846 and contains over 16 million bricks. Army abandoned Fort in 1874. Dry Tortugas was designated a wildlife refuge in 1908. In 1935 the fort was declared a National Monument. The Dry Tortugas became a National Park in 1992. An aerial view of Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas National Park. Fort Jefferson 3
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Fort was started in 1846 and contains over 16 million bricks. Army abandoned Fort in 1874. Dry Tortugas was designated a wildlife refuge in 1908. In 1935 the fort was declared a National Monument. The Dry Tortugas became a National Park in 1992. An aerial view of Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas National Park. Fort Jefferson 3

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Fort Jefferson is considered to be the larges masonry fort in the Western Hemisphere. New cannon technology rendered the fort obsolete before it was completed. Fort Jefferson 4
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Fort Jefferson is considered to be the larges masonry fort in the Western Hemisphere. New cannon technology rendered the fort obsolete before it was completed. Fort Jefferson 4

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Line of sight from one bastion to the next along one side of the fort’s walls. Fort Jefferson 14
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Line of sight from one bastion to the next along one side of the fort’s walls. Fort Jefferson 14

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Line of sight from one bastion to the next along one side of the fort’s walls. Fort Jefferson 15
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Line of sight from one bastion to the next along one side of the fort’s walls. Fort Jefferson 15

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Second level gunports were never completed. Fort Jefferson 20
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Second level gunports were never completed. Fort Jefferson 20

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Main powder house that was never completed. Fort Jefferson 38
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Main powder house that was never completed. Fort Jefferson 38

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Inside the incomplete powder house. Fort Jefferson 44
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Inside the incomplete powder house. Fort Jefferson 44

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Ruins of the Officers’ Quarters. Fort Jefferson 45
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Foundation of the Enlisted Men’s Barracks. Fort Jefferson 46
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Foundation of the Enlisted Men’s Barracks. Fort Jefferson 46

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Casemates form an unending series of empty rooms. Fort Jefferson 53
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Casemates form an unending series of empty rooms. Fort Jefferson 53

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Casemates form an unending series of empty rooms. Fort Jefferson 54
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Casemates form an unending series of empty rooms. Fort Jefferson 54

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Brick archways run around the inside of the Fort. Fort Jefferson 55
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Brick archways run around the inside of the Fort. Fort Jefferson 55

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Brick archways run around the inside of the Fort. Fort Jefferson 56
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Brick archways run around the inside of the Fort. Fort Jefferson 56

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Memorial plaque at Dr. Mudd’s cell. Fort Jefferson 58
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Memorial plaque at Dr. Mudd’s cell. Fort Jefferson 58

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200-pounder Parrott gun. Fort Jefferson 62
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Original Rodman gun with reproduction carriage. Fort Jefferson 64
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Original Rodman gun with reproduction carriage. Fort Jefferson 64

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Rifled shell and cannon ball exhibit. Dry Tortugas Visitor Center. Fort Jefferson 68
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Rifled shell and cannon ball exhibit. Dry Tortugas Visitor Center. Fort Jefferson 68

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Two Vigilantes flying over Fort Jefferson, Florida. Aerial view. Fort Jefferson 82
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Two Vigilantes flying over Fort Jefferson, Florida. Aerial view. Fort Jefferson 82

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