The Fort that Never Saw a Battle

Want to learn more about lesser-known places of the USA? Prepare for amazing facts about the unfinished Fort Jefferson!

The Fort that Never Saw a Battle

Fort Jefferson, located in Florida, is the third largest coastal fort of the USA, but it never actually saw any battles. In fact, the fort is unfinished: it took 30 years to build it but in 1875 it was officially abandoned due to frequent hurricanes.

Fort Jefferson

The fortress is composed of an insane amount of bricks – no less than 16 million!
The fort’s walls are 8 feet thick.
Originally, the fort was heavily armed: it had 520 guns – and not just guns but the most advanced firearms available at that time. But they were never used.

The fort was used to house prisoners convicted for conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.

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