Fort Jefferson is on an #island located about 70 miles #west of Key West. It was used as a war fort and also a prison during the Civil War era. Among its most famous prisoners was Dr. Samuel Mudd. Dr. Mudd was imprisoned there for helping John Wilkes Booth escape after #Booth had killed #President #Lincoln. Today #FortJefferson is a well-known tourist attraction and has some of the best #snorkeling and #birdwatching in #Florida along with the great #history of the fort. Gary McAdams, Key West Realtor, 305-731-0501 #keywest #keywestrealestate #keywestrealtor #garymcadams #garymcadamsrealtor #garymcadamsrealestate #garymcadamskeywest #realestate #garymcadamspa #realtor #keywestflorida #keywesthouse #realtorgary
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Chris-McDaniel
DR. Mudd was pardon after figuring out that a sickness that killed over half of the inmates and officers in side the prison was due from not keeping the beds and sheets and other things in the compound cleaned...
Rose Manning
Very interesting... I watched this on Fox Nation with Brian Kilmeade!!!