Almost 70 miles west of Key West,  sprinkled among beautiful coral reefs, fascinating shipwrecks, and sandy  beaches, lie seven undeveloped coral and sand islands called the Dry Tortugas. On Garden Key, the centerpiece of these islands, stands Fort Jefferson,  America's largest and most spectacular 19th-century coastal fort. It's large presence was to protect Atlantic bound Mississippi River trade ships during the Civil War.
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