Fort San Carlos de Barrancas site

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Fort San Carlos de Barrancas site is a historic coastal defense fortification near Pensacola, Florida, that played a key role in Spanish, British, and American military history along the Gulf Coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal fortification
historic site
military fortification
associatedWith British colonial military presence in West Florida
Spanish colonial military architecture
Third System of US seacoast defense
surface form: United States Third System coastal defenses
category British forts in the United States
Forts in Florida
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
Spanish forts in the United States
controls entrance to Pensacola Bay
country United States of America
currentUse historic site open to the public
interpretive site within Gulf Islands National Seashore
hasComponent American-era fortifications
Bateria de San Antonio
British-era fortifications
Fort San Carlos de Barrancas site self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fort San Carlos de Barrancas (masonry fort)

earlier Spanish earthwork fortifications
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
site listed on the National Register of Historic Places
hasVisitorCenter interpretive facilities operated by the National Park Service
historicalSignificance associated with Spanish, British, and American control of Pensacola
key coastal defense position on the Gulf Coast
locatedIn Escambia County, Florida NERFINISHED
Pensacola, Florida
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOn Gulf Coast of the United States
locatedWithin Gulf Islands National Seashore (Florida District)
surface form: Gulf Islands National Seashore

Naval Air Station Pensacola
managedBy National Park Service
near Fort Barrancas
Pensacola, Florida
surface form: city of Pensacola
NRHPType historic district
occupies bluff overlooking Pensacola Bay
overlooks Pensacola Bay
partOf Gulf Islands National Seashore (Florida District)
surface form: Gulf Islands National Seashore historic resources

United States coastal defense system
primaryFunction artillery defense of harbor entrance
strategicRole defense of Pensacola Bay and harbor
protection of Gulf Coast shipping routes
terrainFeature high ground above the bay
usedBy British military
Spanish Armed Forces
surface form: Spanish military

United States Army
United States Navy
usedDuring 19th century
British colonial period in West Florida
Spanish colonial period in Florida
early American period on the Gulf Coast

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Fort Barrancas alsoKnownAs Fort San Carlos de Barrancas site
Fort San Carlos de Barrancas site hasComponent Fort San Carlos de Barrancas site self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fort San Carlos de Barrancas (masonry fort)