What is the name of the park?
Dry Tortugas National Park
In what State is it located?
Florida
How far from the Keys?
70 miles
Where was this built?
an island in Florida's Dry Tortugas
Who's Wood?
a mason
What's he doing?
restoring Fort Jefferson
How many sides does the place gong under restoration have?
six
Why was it created that way?
it was designed to protect shipping lanes through the Gulf of Mexico
When was it started?
1846
Who had control of it during the War?
the Union
What baseball field is it comparable in area?
Yankee Stadium
What did the Union use it for?
as a prison for Confederate captives and deserters
How many were garrisoned there?
2,000