Loggerhead Key, the other of the two principal keys in the Dry Tortugas, is 2.5 miles W of Garden Key. It have a conical tower, lower half white and upper half black, near the center of Loggerhead Key.
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Loggerhead Key, l'une des 2 principales keys des Dry Tortugas, se trouve à 2,5 M à l'W de Garden Key. Elle porte un phare, tour conique à moitié blanc vers le bas et noir vers le haut, près du centre de Loggerhead Key.
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The Dry Tortugas lighthouse, along with the Garden Key lighthouse at Fort Jefferson, were the only lights on the Gulf coast that stayed in full operation throughout the American Civil War. The tower (151 feet above the water) was damaged by a hurricane in October 1873 and plans ...
Garden Key is the site of historic Fort Jefferson National Monument, a hexagonal structure with walls 425 feet long rising from a surrounding moat. In 1846, the US Army began to construct a massive fortification on the tiny island known as Garden Key. Sixteen million bricks were ...
Bird Key Harbor, reached through the narrow channel encircling Garden Key, wich is well marked, is an excellent anchorage. The entrance to Bird Key Harbor is narrow, and care is required to avoid the shoals on either side. The main entrance channel is marked by daybeacons.
The lighthouse on Garden Key arose in 1826. After the 1873 hurricane, a new lighthouse of iron plate was built atop Fort Jefferson, 70 feet High atop the fortress, marking the harbor entrance until its deactivation in 1924.
Loggerhead Key, the other of the two principal keys in the
Loggerhead Key, l'une des 2 principales keys des Dry Tortugas, se trouve à 2,5 M à l'W de Garden Key. Elle porte un phare, tour conique à moitié blanc vers le bas et noir vers le haut, près du centre de Loggerhead Key.
