Ready to play National Park Jeopardy? The category is “No Escape.” The wager is $500. And the clue: “The most famous island prison in the nation.” Alcatraz in San Francisco, right? Well, sure, except if you’re playing the game in 1865. Your answer then: Fort Jefferson. The Civil War ended in April 1865 and Fort
Continue reading »“A Rodman cannon mounted on an iron carriage hasn’t been seen at Fort Jefferson in over 100 years.” Museum Curator Nancy Russell From INSIDE NPS: December 2010 – Conservators, engineers, boat builders, metal workers, archeologists, park maintenance staff, and retired and active duty reservists from the 482nd Civil Engineers Squadron of the Homestead Air Reserve
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January 2015 – Pedro Ramos has been tapped to fill the top job at Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks, replacing former Superintendent Dan Kimball who retired in March after 10 years on the job. The new superintendent already is a familiar face in South Florida, having held the top job at Big Cypress since
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