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Fort San Carlos

A semi-circular brick fortification, this fort was an important element in the defenses of Spanish Pensacola until Andrew Jackson captured it in 1814 in response to British-Spanish collaboration in the War of 1812.

Built 1796
Heritage listed

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Fort Barrancas
Meaning 'bluffs' in Spanish, Barrancas has been a popular site for military forts; the British, the Spanish, and the U.S. have built forts here to protect Pensacola Bay. One of three military forts built around Pensacola Bay by the United States, Fort Barrancas is still in extraordinary condition, and easily accessible, unlike its sister forts Mcree and Pickens. Tours of the main fort are offered daily at 2PM, and tours of the advanced redoubt are available Saturdays at 11AM. The remainder of the time, the fort is relatively abandoned, and you can oftentimes get free reign of the ruins to explore. Free.
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