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View from road of Fort Barrancas
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Vistors Entrance
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Time for a little picnic before the tour of the fort
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Section of outer counterscarp wall in front of water battery
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Drawbridge across dry ditch. Assaulting infantry entering the ditch would suffer heavy casualties from muskets firing through windows in walls
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Counterscarp Gallery
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Drawbridge is operated by counterweight and winch, it pivots at the center. It could be raised to prevent a surprise attack.
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Guard Room inside of drawbridge
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Archway in scarp gallery
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Entrance to power magazine
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Powder magazine room
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Cannor on Parade Ground wall
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Cannon mounts on Parade Ground Wall
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View of Water Battery and Pensacola Bay
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Fort Pickens across Pensacola Bay is closed due to damage from hurricane's
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Kodak moment at cannon site
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Redtail Hawk landed on top of flag pole just after previous picture was taken
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View of Pensacola Lighthouse from fort wall
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Water Battery plaque
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Tunnel to Water Battery Area
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