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'''Location:''' Key West, Florida
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Revision as of 09:22, 9 February 2008

Fort Taylor (2) (1861-1947) - Construction began in 1845 and was essentially complete in 1860. Also known as Fort Zachery Taylor.

Fort Taylor (2) History

Current Status

A Florida State Park.


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Location: Key West, Florida

Maps & Images

Lat: 24.547884 Long: -81.810207

Sources:

  • Robinson, Willard B., American Forts: Architectural Form and Function, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, 1977, ISBN 0-252-00589-9, page 114-115
  • Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W., Fortress America: The Forts That Defended America, 1600 to the Present, DaCapo Press, 2004, ISBN 0-306-81294-0, page 226,227
  • Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 209-210

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