Fort Pickens

noun

1. a fort in NW Florida, at the entrance to Pensacola Bay: occupied by Union forces throughout the Civil War.

Example Sentences

Dunes in a trio of the park’s sections – the Fort Pickens, Perdido Key and Santa Rosa areas – were intermittently flattened by the storm, said Kelly Irick, the park’s natural resource manager.

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Along with a friend, they headed north on the trail from Big Cypress near Miami in January and finished April 1 at Fort Pickens near Pensacola.

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The name changes to Fort Pickens Road, running through unspoiled dunes and leading me into Gulf Islands National Seashore.

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Later, I remember my mission and drive to the island’s tip to tour Fort Pickens, construction of which ended in 1834.

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You can catch a ferryboat from here; just last summer, a ferry system started shuttling passengers from Pensacola to Pensacola Beach and Fort Pickens.

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