U.S.S. Alabama - Naval Air Station Pensacola
Troop 8 Family Trip
1/18/2008
Mobile, AL - Pensacola, FL
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Fort Barrancas is a five minute walk from the museum. The brick fort was built in 1839, on a site previously occupied by other forts.
We enter the fort over a retractable bridge crossing a dry moat..
A national park ranger provides details on the fort, and the surrounding area. Other forts in the area helped guard the bay.