"Fort Brickell"
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N 25° 45.367 W 080° 11.721
17R E 580694 N 2848922
Historical marker memorializing a small fort that was erected to protect Miami during the Sanish-American War.
Waymark Code: WM9ZQ8
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2010
Views: 21
Marker text - On February 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine was blown up in Havana Harbor, and on April 25, war with Spain was declared. Many Miamians feared a Spanish invasion, in spite of the shallow channel. In response, the U.S. government erected a temporary fortification on Brickell property, 1 1/2 miles south of Brickell Point and 500 feet east of this marker. The "fort" which commanded the channel, consisted of an earth mound covering the magazine, two guns, and a hundred foot semicicular parapet. The Spanish-American War ended on August 12, 1898, and by Spetember the guns had been removed from "Fort Brickell".
Marker Number: none found
Date: none found
County: Miami-Dade
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Eastern Airlines
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