Fort Jefferson Prison
by Christopher James
Title
Fort Jefferson Prison
Artist
Christopher James
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The interior ruins of Fort Jefferson. 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. The fort was active until 1930 and in 1935 was designated a National Monument by FDR. The Dry Tortugas Islands are a National Park, which includes Fort Jefferson National Monument....
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October 13th, 2014
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Comments (106)
Geraldine Scull
Fantastic composition and capture, nominating in the 1000 Views Group for a Special Feature! L/T
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #23 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
Diana Mary Sharpton
Nominating this capture of the Fort Jefferson Prison, Garden Keys, FL & description for special feature on the 1000 view group..t/p
Lori Pittenger
Fabulous Caprture Christopher with an excellent descritption of Fort Jefferson Prision!
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