Fort Jefferson
Americannoun
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The main island, which is dominated by the hexagonal Fort Jefferson, a disused military fortress made of brick, has no hotels and only a primitive campsite.
From Reuters • Jan. 3, 2023
Carol Murrell Maillet, of Seattle, was snorkeling along the wall near Fort Jefferson on Thursday afternoon when family members heard her screaming, Monroe County Sheriff’s officials said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022
The main attraction is the Civil War-era Fort Jefferson, a grandiose structure full of history and surrounded by submerged docks teeming with marine life that make for great snorkeling sites.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2022
“Jupiter Lighthouse, Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West, Fort Jefferson and Fort Pickens in Pensacola - all of these places are threatened.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2017
Dad claimed that he’d actually witnessed it once, on a cruise to Fort Jefferson.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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