Old Fort Dade - Egmont Key,Florida
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JIMBOBWE
N 27° 36.145 W 082° 45.699
17R E 326142 N 3054399
Fort Dade is a "true ghost", as it was once a fully functioning town with a population of over 300 and is now completely abandoned.Fort Dade was an old miltary outpost on Egmont Key that is a relic from the Spanish American War. Being a sister fort to Fort Desoto it saw little to no action.
Waymark Code: WM5DMP
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/23/2008
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Fort Dade was established on Egmont Key when the Spanish-American War was imminent. When construction was completed in 1906, Fort Dade was a small city of 300 residents with electricity, telephones, movie theater, bowling alley, tennis courts, hospital and a jail. The fort was deactivated in 1923.Fort Dade was an old miltary outpost on Egmont Key that is a relic from the Spanish American War. Being a sister fort to Fort Desoto it saw little to no action. The island was used as a Seminole prison at one time. When troops were stationed there they enjoyed tennis courts, baseball, a movie theatre, and a gymnasium. The mosquitoes made living there unbearable at times. The working lighthouse predates the fort.
Reason for Abandonment: Economic
Date Abandoned: 04/08/1923
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