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An artists impression of Fort Pickens
An artists impression of Fort Pickens
Credit: Civil War Harper's Weekly

Fort Pickens is a pentagonal historic United States military fort on Santa Rosa Island in the Pensacola, Florida area. It is named after American Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens. The fort was completed in 1834 and remained in use until 1947.