Fort Jefferson

fortified island in Florida, USA
Landform island Q88428
Fort Jefferson
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Fort Jefferson

Summary

Fort Jefferson is an island[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Jefferson is located in Monroe County[3].
  • Fort Jefferson is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fort Jefferson's instance of is recorded as island[5].
  • Fort Jefferson's instance of is recorded as sea fort[6].
  • Fort Jefferson is operated by Union Army[7].
  • Fort Jefferson is part of Dry Tortugas National Park[8].
  • Fort Jefferson's Commons category is recorded as Fort Jefferson[9].
  • Fort Jefferson comprises Fort Jefferson hospital[10].
  • 1847 marks the founding of Fort Jefferson[11].
  • Fort Jefferson's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 24.627777777778, 'lon': -82.873055555556}[12].
  • Fort Jefferson's official website is recorded as https://www.nps.gov/drto/learn/historyculture/fort-jefferson.htm[13].
  • Fort Jefferson's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fort Jefferson[14].
  • Fort Jefferson's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/us/underwater-cemetery-hospital-dry-tortugas-florida.html[15].
  • Fort Jefferson's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[16].
  • Fort Jefferson's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[17].
  • Fort Jefferson's described by source is recorded as Starforts[18].
  • Fort Jefferson's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[19].
  • Fort Jefferson's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths at Fort Jefferson (Florida)[20].
  • Fort Jefferson sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}[21].
  • Fort Jefferson's located in protected area is recorded as Dry Tortugas National Park[22].
  • Fort Jefferson's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Fort Jefferson[23].

Body

Geography

Fort Jefferson is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Monroe County[3]. It is part of Dry Tortugas National Park[8].

Physical Characteristics

Fort Jefferson sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island[5] and sea fort[6]. Fort Jefferson's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[19].

History and Context

1847 marks the founding of Fort Jefferson[11].

Why It Matters

Fort Jefferson has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Geographic Names Information System. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1847-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Operator Union Army
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