• 8: Dry Tortugas National Park: Part 2 - Fort Jefferson, Assassination, & Sunken Treasure

  • Jan 13 2025
  • Length: 44 mins
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8: Dry Tortugas National Park: Part 2 - Fort Jefferson, Assassination, & Sunken Treasure

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  • Today, we’re headed back to Florida – 70 miles west of Key West sits Dry Tortugas National Park! We explore the native peoples who once inhabited the area, the strategic military significance of the islands and the reasons behind the U.S. claim, the construction of Fort Jefferson, shipwrecks and sunken treasure, how the fort in linked to the assassination of a president, and other fascinating history of the park. Fort Jefferson is a massive structure!

    Junior Rangers are explorers, learning all about the park’s ecosystems, plants and animals, and how to protect nature. The Junior Ranger program is not just for kids!

    A Special Thanks to Dry Tortugas National Park!

    Source: https://www.nps.gov/drto/index.htm

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