• Fort Barrancas (1839) or Fort San Carlos de Barrancas (from 1787) is a United States military fort and National Historic Landmark in the former Warrington area of Pensacola...
  • After the war, Fort Barrancas continued to serve as a part of the United States’ coast defense system until 1947 when it became part of Pensacola Naval Air...
  • But if you go to Fort Barrancas the lighthouse and the naval museum are right down the street and we'll worth the stop.
  • Fort Barrancas and the nearby Advance Redoubt are located at Naval Air Station in Pensacola, but they are both managed as historic properties by the...
  • Built with walls 4 feet thick and 20 feet high, Fort Barrancas was completed in 1980 by the NPS and had a storied history.
  • It is a little known fact that the first shots of the Civil War were actually fired on the drawbridge of Fort Barrancas on January 8, 1861, more than three...
  • From its perch atop the bluffs, Fort Barrancas has witnessed decades upon decades of battles and conflicts along the Gulf Coast.
  • The Fort Barrancas Area is on Taylor Road approximately a half mile east from the Museum of Naval Aviation.
  • The Fort Barrancas Army Post, east of the fort, became headquarters for the 13th Coast Artillery Regiment.
  • From its perch atop the bluffs, Fort Barrancas has witnessed decades upon decades of battles and conflicts along the Gulf Coast.