Fort Jefferson Moat 3
by Christopher James
Title
Fort Jefferson Moat 3
Artist
Christopher James
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Photograph - Photography
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In 1826 construction was completed on Garden Key for a lighthouse and keepers cottage to guide shipping around the reefs of the Dry Tortugas Islands and in 1846 construction was started for a fort as a forward bastion to protect against hostile shipping in the Gulf. The design called for a four-tiered six-sided 1000 heavy-gun fort, with two sides measuring 415 feet, and four sides measuring 564 feet. Fort Jefferson was designed to be a massive gun platform, impervious to assault, and able to destroy any enemy ships foolhardy enough to come within range of its powerful guns. It was later turned into a prison which held several prisoners of the Lincoln assassination. The fort was active until 1930 and in 1935 was designated a National Monument by FDR.
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October 27th, 2017
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