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Fort Within a Fort

Black and white photo of soldiers loading a rifle on top of Battery Pensacola.
Historic Photo Battery Pensacola

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Fort Pickens was past its prime. New rifled artillery could penetrate its brick walls. The U.S. Army resuscitated the antiquated brick fort in 1898 with reinforced concrete Battery Pensacola. This fort within a fort had two 12-inch rifles on carriages that could disappear behind the walls after firing 1,070-pound shells at ships eight miles away. The Army built several other batteries on this end of Santa Rosa Island in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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Last updated: June 14, 2021