Fort Pickens

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19th-century fortification historic coastal defense fort masonry fort

Fort Pickens is a historic 19th-century coastal defense fort on the western end of Santa Rosa Island that played a key role in the defense of Pensacola Bay and remained in Union hands throughout the American Civil War.

Aliases (1)

Fort Pickens area ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century fortification → historic coastal defense fort → masonry fort →
addedTo	National Register of Historic Places →
armedWith	seacoast artillery →
builtBy	United States Army Corps of Engineers →
completedIn	1834 →
constructionBegan	1829 →
controlledBy	Union forces during the American Civil War →
country	United States →
decommissionedAsCoastalFort	20th century →
faces	Gulf of Mexico →
garrisonedBy	United States Army →
hasFeature	bastions → casemates → moat →
hasNearby	campground → nature trails →
heldPrisoner	Geronimo →
locatedIn	Escambia County, Florida → Florida → United States →
locatedOn	Santa Rosa Island →
managedBy	National Park Service →
material	brick →
namedAfter	Andrew Pickens → Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens →
neverCapturedBy	Confederate forces →
NRHPListingDate	October 15, 1973 →
openTo	public →
overlooks	Pensacola Bay →
partOf	Gulf Islands National Seashore → Third System of U.S. seacoast fortifications →
playedRoleIn	American Civil War → defense of Pensacola Bay →
purpose	coastal defense of Pensacola Bay → protection of Pensacola Navy Yard →
sawActionIn	Civil War bombardments of Pensacola Harbor →
shape	pentagonal →
sufferedEvent	fires and explosions in 1899 → hurricane damage on multiple occasions →
usedAs	military prison →
usedDuring	American Civil War → Second Seminole War → Spanish–American War → World War I → World War II →
usedFor	historical interpretation → tourism →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pensacola Beach ("Fort Pickens area") → Pensacola, Florida →	hasLandmark
Gulf Islands National Seashore (Florida District) ("Fort Pickens area") → Third System of US seacoast defense →	hasPart
Escambia County, Florida →	contains
Gulf Islands National Seashore (Florida District) →	hasHistoricStructure
Fort Barrancas →	near