Fort Jefferson

fortified island in Florida, USA

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1847 island, sea fort, Union Army, Dry Tortugas National Park, United States of America, 

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Location: 24.627777777, -82.873055555, ///flagged.pursues.dishwashing, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML

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1846-12-01T00:00:00Z

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Frameless

Cannon with Loggerhead Key in distance

Courtyard of Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas

Dry Tortugas Light

Dry tortugas01

Florida - Dry Tortugas Island

Fort Jefferson Coal Docks

Fort Jefferson on Garden Key, Bush Key at center

Fort Jefferson on Garden Key, Bush Key at center

Fort Jefferson (Florida)

Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida, Harper's Weekly, 26 Aug 1865

Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, seen from the air, April 1989

Front 1 of Fort Jefferson, showing moat and sally port entrance. Dry Tortugas National Park (formerly Fort Jefferson National (170d452c8c70462b81c60e88dafc6dd7)

Gardenkeylighthouse

Harper's weekly (1865) (14762886514)

Map of the Channels, Shoals, &c. near Fort Jefferson, Tortugas. Reduced from Surveys made in 1845-46 by Major H. Bache, Topl. Engrs. Drawn under the direction of 1st Lieut. H. S. Putnam, Topl. Engrs., by H. G. Webber, C. E., May 1862.

Photograph of President Truman shaking hands with a child upon his arrival at the Fort Jefferson National Monument.

Plan and Section of Officer's Quarters and Kitchens

Plan and Section of Officer's Quarters and Kitchens

Portrait of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd (5807890647)

Sections and Elevations of Main Drains and Outlets Through Scarp Wall

Sections of North, Northeast, Southeast, South, and Southwest Bastions

Sketch of Proposed Wharf

The casemates at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA

View of Fort Jefferson with Loggerhead Key distant, Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA

• Cannon with Loggerhead Key in distance (Wikimedia)
• View of Fort Jefferson with Loggerhead Key distant, Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA (Wikimedia)

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	National Register of Historic Places entry@				Wikidata
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Google Maps entry@				Wikidata
link	FortWiki article@				Wikidata
link	Starforts article@				Wikidata
link	Tripadvisor page@				Wikidata
incident	construction	1846			Wikidata
audio	Cannon with Loggerhead Key in distance	2008			Wikimedia
audio	View of Fort Jefferson with Loggerhead Key distant, Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA	2012			Wikimedia
image	Cannon with Loggerhead Key in distance	2008			Wikimedia
image	Courtyard of Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas	2019			Wikimedia
image	Dry Tortugas Light	2008			Wikimedia
image	Dry tortugas01				Wikimedia
image	Florida - Dry Tortugas Island				Wikimedia
image	Fort Jefferson Coal Docks				Wikimedia
image	Fort Jefferson on Garden Key, Bush Key at center				Wikimedia
image	Fort Jefferson on Garden Key, Bush Key at center				Wikimedia
image	Fort Jefferson (Florida)	2005			Wikimedia
image	Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida, Harper's Weekly, 26 Aug 1865	1865			Wikimedia
image	Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, seen from the air, April 1989	1989			Wikimedia
image	Front 1 of Fort Jefferson, showing moat and sally port entrance. Dry Tortugas National Park (formerly Fort Jefferson National (170d452c8c70462b81c60e88dafc6dd7)				Wikimedia
image	Gardenkeylighthouse				Wikimedia
image	Harper's weekly (1865) (14762886514)	1857			Wikimedia
image	Map of the Channels, Shoals, &c. near Fort Jefferson, Tortugas. Reduced from Surveys made in 1845-46 by Major H. Bache, Topl. Engrs. Drawn under the direction of 1st Lieut. H. S. Putnam, Topl. Engrs., by H. G. Webber, C. E., May 1862.				Wikimedia
image	Photograph of President Truman shaking hands with a child upon his arrival at the Fort Jefferson National Monument.				Wikimedia
image	Plan and Section of Officer's Quarters and Kitchens				Wikimedia
image	Plan and Section of Officer's Quarters and Kitchens				Wikimedia
image	Portrait of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd (5807890647)	1860			Wikimedia
image	Sections and Elevations of Main Drains and Outlets Through Scarp Wall				Wikimedia
image	Sections of North, Northeast, Southeast, South, and Southwest Bastions				Wikimedia
image	Sketch of Proposed Wharf				Wikimedia
image	The casemates at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA	2012			Wikimedia
image	View of Fort Jefferson with Loggerhead Key distant, Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA	2012			Wikimedia