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Dry Tortugas National Park: see under Dry Tortugas Dry Tortugas National Park (64,701 acres/26,195 hectares). The park caontains Fort Jefferson (1846), the largest all-masonry fort in the Western Hemisphere, which served as a prison until 1874. ..... Click the link for more information. . Dry Tortugas National ParkNational park located on the Dry Tortugas islands, southwestern Florida, U.S. The islands are situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico, west of Key West, Fla. Established in 1935 as Fort Jefferson National Park, it occupies an area of about 64,700 acres (26,200 hectares). Its current name was adopted in 1992. The park's principal features are a marine exhibit and the remains of fortifications built in 1846. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In this 11th Barr mystery set in one of our National Parks, Park Ranger Anna Pigeon accepts a temporary post as supervisory ranger at Fort Jefferson, a notorious civil war prison on Garden Key in Florida's Dry Tortugas National Park. Located in the Dry Tortugas National Park, Fort Jefferson is now recognized as an historic and natural gem that is drawing boaters from around the world. In addition to the 150 square mile Tortugas Reserve, which is administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, the Department of Interior plans to close nearly half the adjoining 100 square mile Dry Tortugas National Park to all "consumptive" activities. |
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