December 28, 2009 - "Fort Jefferson Bastions"

This will conclude the Dry Tortugas National Park series with this photo. I unfortunately do not have pictures of the beautiful fish that reside in the clear water of the moats. The daily photos and few more can be viewed in my gallery at
http://dakotacowboy.smugmug.com/Travel/Florida/Dry-Tortugas-National-Park/4307507_xhHP4/1/750153303_7WCfo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"During the Federal government shutdown of 1995, Dry Tortugas was closed along with all other national parks. Seeing this as having a damaging effect on their tourism-dependent economy, the residents Key West, Florida, raised money to keep Dry Tortugas open. The effort was inspired by the Smithsonian Institution, which raised private donations to keep its museums open during the shutdown.
Failing to find anybody to accept the money to reopen the park, Key West residents, under the auspices of the satirical micronation Conch Republic, sent a flotilla of civilian boats and fire department boats to Fort Jefferson in order to reopen the national park. When officials attempted to enter the fort, they were cited. The citation was contested in court the following year, and the resultant case, The United States of America v. Peter Anderson, was quickly dropped."

"A bastion is a structure projecting outward from the main enclosure of a fortification, situated in both corners of a straight wall (termed curtain), facilitating active defense against assaulting troops. It allows the defenders of the fort to cover adjacent bastions and curtains with defensive fire.
The bastion was designed to offer a full range on which to attack oncoming troops. Previous fortifications were of little use within a certain range. The bastion solved this problem. By using a cannon to cover the curtain side of the wall, the forward cannon could concentrate on oncoming targets."

December 28, 2009 - "Fort Jefferson Bastions"

This will conclude the Dry Tortugas National Park series with this photo. I unfortunately do not have pictures of the beautiful fish that reside in the clear water of the moats. The daily photos and few more can be viewed in my gallery at
http://dakotacowboy.smugmug.com/Travel/Florida/Dry-Tortugas-National-Park/4307507_xhHP4/1/750153303_7WCfo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"During the Federal government shutdown of 1995, Dry Tortugas was closed along with all other national parks. Seeing this as having a damaging effect on their tourism-dependent economy, the residents Key West, Florida, raised money to keep Dry Tortugas open. The effort was inspired by the Smithsonian Institution, which raised private donations to keep its museums open during the shutdown.
Failing to find anybody to accept the money to reopen the park, Key West residents, under the auspices of the satirical micronation Conch Republic, sent a flotilla of civilian boats and fire department boats to Fort Jefferson in order to reopen the national park. When officials attempted to enter the fort, they were cited. The citation was contested in court the following year, and the resultant case, The United States of America v. Peter Anderson, was quickly dropped."

"A bastion is a structure projecting outward from the main enclosure of a fortification, situated in both corners of a straight wall (termed curtain), facilitating active defense against assaulting troops. It allows the defenders of the fort to cover adjacent bastions and curtains with defensive fire.
The bastion was designed to offer a full range on which to attack oncoming troops. Previous fortifications were of little use within a certain range. The bastion solved this problem. By using a cannon to cover the curtain side of the wall, the forward cannon could concentrate on oncoming targets."