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+ | |name=Fort at Pensacola | ||
+ | |image=FortAtPensacola1764.jpg | ||
+ | |caption=1764 plan of the fort | ||
+ | |location=Present-day [[Downtown Pensacola]] | ||
+ | |type=Polygonal fort | ||
+ | |built=[[1764]]-[[1765]] | ||
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+ | |demolished= | ||
+ | |controlledby=[[British Pensacola|Great Britain]] | ||
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+ | |status=No longer extant | ||
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[[Image:1778PurcellPlan.jpg|thumb|right|Joseph Purcell's 1778 plan of Pensacola, featuring the fort]] | [[Image:1778PurcellPlan.jpg|thumb|right|Joseph Purcell's 1778 plan of Pensacola, featuring the fort]] | ||
The '''Fort at Pensacola''' was a fortification constructed under [[British rule]] atop the previous [[Second Spanish period|Spanish]] [[Presidio San Miguel]], in what is now [[downtown Pensacola]]. | The '''Fort at Pensacola''' was a fortification constructed under [[British rule]] atop the previous [[Second Spanish period|Spanish]] [[Presidio San Miguel]], in what is now [[downtown Pensacola]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:14, 3 May 2009
The Fort at Pensacola was a fortification constructed under British rule atop the previous Spanish Presidio San Miguel, in what is now downtown Pensacola.
Fort at Pensacola | |
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Present-day Downtown Pensacola | |
Type | Polygonal fort |
Built | 1764-1765 |
Controlled by | Great Britain |
Present status | No longer extant |
Initial plans for the fort were submitted by Major William Forbes on January 29, 1764, a few months after British forces arrived in the city. Surveyor general and engineer Elias Durnford arrived on October 21 of that year, along with governor George Johnstone, and prepared a plat for the development of the fort and surrounding city, which was completed in early 1765.