Fort De Soto
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Fort De Soto is a historic coastal fortification in Florida that once served as a U.S. military defense installation and now forms the centerpiece of a popular county park.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort De Soto Park | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county park
ⓘ
former U.S. military installation ⓘ historic coastal fortification ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Spanish–American War era ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Pinellas County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
museum area ⓘ |
| decommissionedAsFort | 1920s ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
bicycling
ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ kayaking ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Fort De Soto historic fort
ⓘ
beaches ⓘ campground ⓘ fishing piers ⓘ nature trails ⓘ |
| hasFunction | coastal defense ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
coquina shell concrete
ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bombproof rooms
ⓘ
concrete gun batteries ⓘ magazines ⓘ mortar batteries ⓘ observation towers ⓘ seawall ⓘ |
| hasView |
Egmont Key
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
Pinellas County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Gulf of Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tampa Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mullet Key NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hernando de Soto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Pinellas County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fort De Soto Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | harbor defense of Tampa Bay ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Pinellas County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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