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Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park
(U.S. National Register of Historic Places)
Outside view of Fort Zachary Taylor, showing the moat.
Location: Monroe County, Florida, USA
Nearest city: Key West, Florida
Coordinates: 24°32′49″N, 81°46′34″W
Area: 87 acres
Built/Founded: 1845-1866
Added to NRHP: March 11, 1971
Governing body: Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Fort Zachary Taylor State Historic Site, better known simply as Fort Taylor, (or Fort Zach to locals), is a Florida State Park and National Historic Landmark centered on a Civil War-era fort located near the southern tip of Key West, Florida. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 614 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Digital photo taken by Marc Averette. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... Nickname: The Conch Republic, Southernmost City In The Continental United States Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Monroe Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Morgan McPherson Area  - City  7. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Note: DEP redirects here, but the D is sometimes short for Division, Directorate or other such words Department of Environmental Protection is a name commonly used by states in the United States of America to name their government agency charged with proposing and enforcing environmental law although the federal such... The Florida State Parks are all the lands that fall under the authority of Floridas Department of Environmental Protection. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Map of Key West Key West is a city located in Monroe County, Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...

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History of Fort Zachary Taylor

Fort Taylor, Florida by Seth Eastman (1808-1875)

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1845-1900

Construction of the fort began in 1845 as part of a mid-1800s plan to defend the southeast coast through a series of forts. The fort was named for United States President Zachary Taylor in 1850, a few months after President Taylor's sudden death in office. Yellow fever epidemics and material shortages slowed construction of the fort, which continued throughout the 1850s. At the outset of the U.S. Civil War in 1861, Union Captain John Brannon seized control of the fort, preventing it from falling into Confederate hands and using it as an outpost to threaten blockade runners. Originally, the fort was surrounded by water on all sides, with a walkway linking it to the mainland. The fort was completed in 1866, although the upper levels were destroyed in 1889 to make way for more modern weapons, with the older cannons being buried around the fort. The fort was heavily used again during the 1898 Spanish-American War. The men in Fort Zachary Taylor during the Spanish-American war had to wear knit uniforms in 80 degree weather. There are many tunnels for water in Fort Zachary. The presidential seal was first used in 1880 by President Rutherford B. Hayes and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. ... In epidemiology, an epidemic (from [[Latin language] epi- upon + demos people) is a disease that appears as new cases in a given human population, during a given period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is expected, based on recent experience (the number of new cases in the population during... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the U.S., the Union, the North, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the CSA, the Confederacy... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (traditional) The Bonnie Blue Flag (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Government Republic President... A blockade runner is a ship designed to provide vital supplies to countries or areas blockaded by enemy forces during wartime. ... Should not be confused with Canon. ... Combatants United States Republic of Cuba Philippine Republic Spain Commanders Nelson A. Miles William R. Shafter George Dewey Máximo Gómez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Casualties 3,289 U.S. dead (432 from combat); considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino casualties Unknown[1] The Spanish–American...


1900-present

Central Yard of Fort Zachary Taylor in January 2006.

In 1947, the fort, no longer of use to the army, was turned over to the U.S. Navy for maintenance. In 1968 volunteers excavated Civil War guns and ammunition buried in long-abandoned parts of the fort, which was soon discovered to house the nation's largest collection of Civil War cannons. Fort Taylor was therefore placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973. Due to the filling in of land around the fort, including the creation of an attractive stretch of beach, the park now occupies 87 acres (352,000 m²). Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1728 × 1152 pixel, file size: 370 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photograph of the central yard of Fort Zachary Taylor, Key West, Florida, USA taken by Rolf Müller on January 24, 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1728 × 1152 pixel, file size: 370 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photograph of the central yard of Fort Zachary Taylor, Key West, Florida, USA taken by Rolf Müller on January 24, 2006. ... The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... Should not be confused with Canon. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... The Beach in Calella, Spain. ...


Truman Annex

The Fort's land closer to downtown Key West became part of the Truman Annex to the Key West Naval Station which is about three miles to the northwest. The Annex was originally called the "Fort Zachary Taylor Annex" and it included a submarine base. Official log of Harry Trumans March 12 to April 10, 1950 visit to Key West (from Truman Library)[1] The Truman Annex is a neighborhood in Old Town, Key West, Florida that was the winter White House for President Harry S. Truman during its days as part of the...


President Harry S. Truman used it for his Winter White House for 175 days in 11 visits. The Secret Service had a private beach built on the land for the president's security, but he reportedly only visited it once, preferring the public beaches. The beach name is called "Truman Beach" The fort and its related support buildings was later renamed for Truman. Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953); as Vice President, he succeeded to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. ... Because of both the secrecy of secret services and the controversial nature of the issues involved, there is some difficulty in separating the definitions of secret service, secret police, intelligence agency etc. ...


The Annex was decommissioned in 1974 because its nuclear submarines were too big for the port. It was the landing point for many during the Mariel boatlift. Most of the buildings in the Annex were sold to private developers although there's a museum for the Truman White House and the Navy continues to own and maintain the piers. Cuban refugees arriving in crowded boats during the Mariel Boatlift crisis. ...


Current uses

In addition to the role of the fort and its adjacent beach as tourist attractions, Fort Taylor is also the location of a number of annual events, including week-long Civil War reenactments. On the weekend preceding Halloween, it is transformed into a haunted fort, much like a haunted house but on a grand scale and with a distinctive Civil War theme. A Civil War reenactment is an effort to recreate a particular battle or similar event associated with the American Civil War by hobbyists known as Civil War reenactors. ... Halloween, or Halloween, is a tradition celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets, fruit, and other gifts. ... A ghostly woman coming down the stairs. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


References and external links


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Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850), also known as "Old Rough and Ready," was the twelfth President of the United States, serving from 1849 to 1850.
Taylor was born in a log cabin to Richard Taylor and Sarah Strother, near Barboursville, Virginia, though his family was aristocratic.
Taylor's brother, Joseph Pannill Taylor, was a Brigadier General in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Civil War.
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