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A little bit of history.

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[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

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[ProtectOurFreedom]

Why did they put a cemetery under water? Wouldn’t it be hard to dig graves there?

[Ciaphas Cain]

How did an island get so far underwater? NOT a climate crazy here, but it does have one wondering how it sank to where one must use breathing apparatus to study.

[Magnum44]

[Magnatron]

“Although much of the history of Fort Jefferson focuses on the fortification itself and some of its infamous prisoners, we are actively working to tell the stories of the enslaved people, women, children and civilian laborers,” Marano said.

Yeah, because woke overcomes actual history.

You can tell this is being led by academics...

[Magnatron]

Fort Jefferson is where Samuel Mudd, Edmund Spangler, Samuel Arnold and Michael O’Laughlen were imprisoned after their conviction for their roles in the Lincoln conspiracy. O’Laughlen died of yellow fever there. Samuel Mudd saved many of the sick acting as a doctor for the prisoners.

BUT...

Let’s talk about woke instead...

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Underwater cemetery? Well the salesman promised it was in the Dry Tortugas. I should have visited it myself instead of taking his word.

Reminds me of my favorite Alan Swann movie, Captain from Tortuga.

[Robert DeLong]

Dry Tortugas National Park

[Ten Beers Gone]

On one of my many trips to Key West, I took a seaplane out to Fort Jefferson. During the 40 minute flight, we flew over two shipwrecks and an atoll. Once there, we were free to explore the place. I took the stairs to the roof and walked the entire perimeter. The view was magnificent. We were supplied with snorkeling gear, so I went snorkeling on the southwest side of island. There was another island - about 200 yards to the east - I believe it was called Bush Key - that was a bird sanctuary. There were thousands of birds and they made quite a racket!

Back then (2006) "woke" was not a thing and the rangers did talk about the fort's history as a Union prison- as well as some of its infamous residents from the Lincoln assassination.

Because my phone did not work - imagine that - I could not check this, but my understanding is that the Dry Tortugas Park is in the Central Time Zone.

I would like to go again, and the wife would like to go for the first time, but she ain't getting on a seaplane. There is a ferry, but it's three hours each way. I suppose there are worse ways to spend six hours...

If you get the opportunity, the trip is worthwhile. It's beautiful and, if you don't mind the squawking birds, very serene.