Halfway between Florida and Cuba in the Gulf of Mexico
lies the remote Dry Tortugas National Park. The 100-square mile park is mostly
open water with seven small islands. Spanish explorer Ponce de León gave
the Dry Tortugas their name on his first visit in 1513.
Fort Jefferson is located on Garden Key, the second
largest island in the Dry Tortugas. Construction of the fort started in 1846 but
was never completed. For
some time the fort served as a prison.
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