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Fort Pickens

American  

noun

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


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Ward, who did similar work at Fort Pickens, said Battery San Antonio actually appears to be in better shape, even though it was built about a half century earlier.

From Washington Times ● May 11, 2018

“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

Surge impacts also have been seen at Fort Pickens on the northern Gulf coast and the nearby Gulf Island National Seashore.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2017

“Jupiter Lighthouse, Fort Zachary Taylor in Key West, Fort Jefferson and Fort Pickens in Pensacola — all of these places are threatened.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2017

This was on the order of General Bragg, who discovered how he had been outwitted, and the prompt reinforcement prevented the capture of Fort Pickens, for which Bragg had made every preparation.

From Dewey and Other Naval Commanders by Edward Sylvester Ellis

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