Last updated: June 21, 2021
Place
Fort Barrancas Area Orientation Kiosk
Quick Facts
Location:
Fort Barrancas Area
Significance:
Civil War; Network to Freedom
Amenities
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
Fort Barrancas Area
The Fort Barrancas Area consist of Fort Barrancas, Spanish Water Battery, and Advance Redoubt. Overlooking Pensacola Bay, Fort Barrancas is the last in a series of forts built on this strategic bluff between 1698 and 1844 and used by Spain, France, Britain, and the United States.
Tour the visitor center, Fort Barrancas, and Spanish Water Battery. Hike the Woodland Trail. Then walk along the Trench Trail-or drive-to Advanced Redoubt, a nearby fortification built by the United States in the mid-1800s to protect Fort Barrancas and Pensacola Navy Yard from land-based attacks.