Fort Dade (3)

Fort Dade (3) (1899-1946) - Construction on this Endicott Period coastal fort began in 1899. Named in 1900 for Major Francis L. Dade, 4th U.S. Infantry, who was killed along with his entire command by hostile Seminole Indians 28 Dec 1835. Abandoned in 1936 but reactivated during World War II. Permanently abandoned in 1946.

Fort Dade on Egmont Key 1918	Fort Dade Bachelor Officer's Quarters(BOQ)

Endicott Period (1890-1910)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Tampa Bay.

Fort Dade (3) Endicott Period Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Unamed	2	8"	Rodman	1898-1900	$ 33,500	Allocated cost
Battery McIntosh (1)	2	8"	Disappearing	1898-1900-1900-1923	$ 118,950	On edge of beach, surf damaged
Battery Howard	2	6"	Disappearing	1903-1904-1906-1917	$ 63,250	Guns shipped away Oct 1917 Damaged by surf erosion
Battery Burchsted	2	6"	Pedestal	1898-1898-1899-1919	$ 33,955	British Armstrong Guns Guns to Fort De Soto 1980 In the Gulf
Battery Burchsted	1	3"	Masking Parapet	1901-1901-1904-1920	Included above	In the Gulf
Battery Mellon	3	3"	Masking Parapet	1904-1920	$ 15,333	On edge of beach, surf damaged
Battery Page	2	3"	Barbette	1903-1904-1906-1921	$ 18,700	In the Gulf
Source: CDSG

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Fort Dade Overall Plan 1921

Fort Dade Detail Plan 1921

Current Status

Egmont Key Florida State Park, Pinellas County Florida. No period guns or mounts in place.

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Location: Egmont Key, Southwest of Tampa, Pinellas County, Florida Maps & Images Lat: 27.599662 Long: -82.7612114 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

Sources:

• 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 161

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Dade
• Great pictures
• CDSG

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