Fort Taylor

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19th-century fortification coastal defense fortification historic fort

Fort Taylor is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fortification in Key West, Florida, notable for its role in protecting the United States during the Civil War and later conflicts.

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Label	Occurrences
Fort Taylor canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century fortification ⓘ coastal defense fortification ⓘ historic fort ⓘ
associatedWith	United States Navy bases in Florida ⓘ surface form: United States Navy operations in Key West
constructionBegan	1845 ⓘ mid-19th century ⓘ
constructionCompleted	1860s ⓘ
controlledBy	Union Army ⓘ surface form: Union Army during the American Civil War
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
currentUse	historic site ⓘ public park area ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
era	Third System of US seacoast defense ⓘ surface form: Third System of U.S. coastal fortifications
function	protect Key West harbor ⓘ protect United States coastal waters ⓘ
garrisonedBy	United States Army ⓘ
governingBody	Florida Park Service ⓘ surface form: State of Florida (park area) U.S. federal government (historic structure oversight) ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park ⓘ surface form: Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park area
hasFeature	bastions ⓘ casemates ⓘ coastal artillery batteries ⓘ moat ⓘ
hasOfficialName	Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park ⓘ surface form: Fort Zachary Taylor
hasView	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	20th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Key West, Florida ⓘ Monroe County, Florida ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
materialUsed	brick ⓘ masonry ⓘ
namedAfter	12th President of the United States ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ
near	southern tip of Key West ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
partOf	Florida Keys ⓘ
significance	example of 19th-century American coastal defense architecture ⓘ protected Union shipping lanes during the Civil War ⓘ
strategicRole	Union stronghold in the Gulf of Mexico during the Civil War ⓘ
tourismActivity	Civil War history interpretation ⓘ historical tours ⓘ
usedDuringConflict	American Civil War ⓘ Spanish–American War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Fort Taylor
Description of subject: Fort Taylor is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fortification in Key West, Florida, notable for its role in protecting the United States during the Civil War and later conflicts.

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Third System of US seacoast defense → hasPart → Fort Taylor ⓘ