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Fort Jefferson Images

Gallery Description: Views of Fort Jefferson

Lighthouse of Fort Jefferson on Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas national Park

Lighthouse and Fort Jefferson Interior

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View of lighthouse at Fort Jefferson from parade grounds inside of fort at Fort Jefferson on Garden Key Dry Tortugas national Park

Lighthouse at Fort Jefferson

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Moat and moat wall outside Fort Jefferson on Garden Key at Dry Tortugas National Park

Mote around Fort Jefferson

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One of the Rodman Cannon being refurbished at Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park

Rodman Cannon at Fort Jefferson Dry Tortugas

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Visitors can also take a sea plane from Key West to Dry Tortugas National Park

Sea Plane at Garden Key

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Fort Jefferson has many architectural features that have withstood decades of storms off the coast of Key West. These are archways over the walkways around the Fort

Brick Archways in Fort Jefferson

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Day or overnight visitors can picnic outside historic Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park. But be sure to not leave anything behind.

Picnic grounds outside of Fort Jefferson

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Terreplain near lighthouse at Fort Jefferson on Garden Key in Dry Tortugas National Park

Terreplein near Lighthouse at Fort Jefferson

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Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park

Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park

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Aerial view of Fort Jefferson (looking east) at Dry Tortugas National Park

Fort Jefferson aerial looking east

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View of moat and wall that surrounds Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park

Moat and wall along Fort Jefferson

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Historically, troops used to practice maneuvers on these parade grounds inside Fot Jefferson.

Historic Parade Grounds at Fort Jefferson

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Aerial view of Fort Jefferson on Garden Key in Dry Tortugas National Park

Aerial of Fort Jefferson on Garden Key

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Inside Historic Fort Jefferson on Garden Key in Dry Tortugas National Park

Inside Historic Fort Jefferson

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Entrance to Historic Fort Jefferson built in the mid 1800's as a fort and then used as a prison.

Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park

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Officers Quarters' ruins still stand in this historic fort.

Officers Quarters' ruins at Fort Jefferson

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View of Fort Jefferson moat and walls from elevated terreplain around the fort

View from terreplein at Fort Jefferson

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Sea Plane docked at Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park

Dock on Garden Key

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Weather has started to take its toll on the walls of Fort Jefferson as seen by this image with the moat and moat walls clearly visible.

Deteriorating walls of Fort Jefferson

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			Did You Know? Despite its distance from the mainland, American crocodiles have been found inhabiting the remote waters of Dry Tortugas National Park! more...

Last Updated: July 16, 2010 at 00:12 MST