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The Fort Pickens gate is open from 8 a.m. to sunset year-round. Where: 1400 Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Beach More info: Visit the National Park Service website at NPS.gov or call 850-934-2600.
Fort Pickens is a historic pentagonal United States military fort on Santa Rosa Island in the Pensacola, Florida, area. It is named after American Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens . It is the largest of four forts built to defend Pensacola Bay and its navy yard. [ 2 ]
In the defense of Pensacola Bay, Fort McRee was accompanied by Fort Pickens, located across Pensacola Pass on Santa Rosa Island, and Fort Barrancas, located across Pensacola Bay on the grounds of what is now Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. [1] [2] Fort Pickens was the largest of these. Very little remains of Fort McRee today.
Located at the western end of Santa Rosa Island, Fort Pickens was completed in 1834 and used until World War II, when modern weapons made traditional coastal defenses obsolete. It is open to the public as part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, with a fee required for entry; campsites are also available for a fee.
After the pandemic-related closure of the interior of Battery Cooper, Gulf Islands National Seashore has reopened one of its "disappearing guns."
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Fort Alabama was destroyed and a new fort, Fort Foster, was built to replace it and named for Lieutenant Colonel William S. Foster. Fort Foster State Historic Site is a reproduction of the fort and is a part of the Hillsborough River State Park. [16] Fort Foster, Collier County - not to be confused with Fort Foster in Hillsborough County.
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