Fort Barrancas
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Fort Barrancas is a historic coastal defense fortification located within Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, notable for its role in U.S. military history and 19th-century masonry architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Barrancas (Third System reconstruction) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century masonry fortification
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coastal defense fortification ⓘ historic fort ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fort San Carlos de Barrancas site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Third System of US seacoast defense
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surface form:
Third System coastal fortification
|
| builtFor | United States Army ⓘ |
| category |
Forts in Florida
ⓘ
Historic American Buildings Survey in Florida ⓘ Military facilities in Florida ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| function |
coastal artillery position
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Confederate forces during American Civil War (for part of the war)
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Union forces during American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bastioned masonry fort
ⓘ
redoubt ⓘ water battery ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
casemated gun positions
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drawbridge ⓘ dry moat ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Pensacola Pass ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | yes ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Escambia County, Florida
NERFINISHED
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Florida ⓘ Naval Air Station Pensacola ⓘ Pensacola, Florida ⓘ
surface form:
Pensacola
|
| locatedOn |
Gulf Coast of the United States
ⓘ
Pensacola Bay ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| material |
brick masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near |
Fort McRee
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort McRee (historic site)
Fort Pickens ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | entrance to Pensacola Bay ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf Islands National Seashore (Florida District)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Islands National Seashore
|
| significance |
important example of 19th-century U.S. coastal defenses
ⓘ
site of early Civil War actions at Pensacola Bay ⓘ |
| situatedWithin | Naval Air Station Pensacola ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
19th century
ⓘ
American Civil War ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Barrancas (Third System reconstruction)