Fort Taylor (2): Difference between revisions

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

**Fort Taylor Endicott Period Batteries**
Battery	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Years
Seminole	8	12"	Mortar Carriage	1904-1943
Osceola	2	12"	Barbette Carriage	1900-1944
DeLeon	4	10"	Disappearing Carriage	1904-1940
Covington	2	8"	Disappearing Carriage	1904-1917
DeKalb	2	6"	Pedestal Mount	1906-1917
Gardiner	2	4.7"	British Armstrong Pedestal Mount	1898-1913
Ford	2	3"	Pedestal Mount	1906-1946
Dilworth	2	3"	Masking Pedestal Mount	1901-1920
Adair	4	3"	Masking Pedestal Mount	1901-1920
Source: Coastal Defense Study Group

**Fort Taylor World War II Batteries**
Battery	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Years
AMTB #5	2	90 mm	Fixed Pedestal	1943-1946
Unnamed	4	155 mm	Tractor Drawn Carriage Panama Mount	1943-1946
Source: Coastal Defense Study Group

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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