Palmetto, Dadeova pevnost [1899-1946]

Military object in štýle called For.With. Army Endicott Period sa nachádza on the island of Egmont Key vo service to the gulf of Tampa Bay. Bol súčasťou Harbor Defense of Tampa Bay. Pomenovaný bol on počasť major Francis L. Dadea (4. a walking regiment), who died so your ľuďmi in attack indiánov 28.12.1835 during Seminolskej army (Dade Massacre, zo 110 vojakov priamo killed 107 (another soldier zmrel neskôr on the consequences of the injury), útočiaci indians mali 3 dead and 5 injured as a result).

Pevnosť was built during spain is an American war with the role of brániť approaches to the gulf of Tampa Bay. The construction of the sa began in 1898 and úvodná part ended in the year 1900. In the framework of the úvodnej part of the construction of the boli built two ubytovacie objects pre team (each pre 109 beds), nemocnica, dôstojnícke apartments, jedáleň, administratívna building, strážnica and niekoľko podporných buildings. In rokoch 1908-1911 bolo completed ďalšie dôstojnícke apartments, condos pre poddôstojníkov, gym, požiarna stanica and new strážnica. Poslednou great building was in 1919, completed power plants.

Itself delostrelecké batteries boli built in rokoch 1898-1906. Ako first was built batéria McIntosh on severnom end of the island pre 2 x 8" does and batéria Burchsted on južnom mkonci island pre 2 x 6" makes. Both batteries boli referred to the service in the year 1900.
On severnom end of the island was in 1906 referred to the service batéria Howard with 2 x 6" delami. In the framework of the defence sa was envisaged aj with budovaním mínových fields, in defense of ktorých boli built postavenia ' twas menšieho caliber, capable of postreľovať quickly sa pohybujúce mínolovky. One position with the 1 x 3" delom was established under the batteries Burchsted, on severnom end of the island was built batéria Mellon (3 x 3" works) and on the južnom the end of batéria Page (2 x 3" does). In 1908 he started to budovať system to control mínových fields, ktorý bol completed in 1910 dobudovaním two mínových kazemát (after the act on severnom and južnom end of the island).

In the year 1916 in súvislosti with 1. world war boli enlarged zamínovacie the ability of the strength. On severnom aj južnom end of the island of boli vybudovavbné new building on the príparavu less and skladovanei výbušnín and new prístaviská and trate. In the year 1917, the bola of the batteries Howard removed the armament, which was used in the zámorí. After the end of the war nasledovala the dismantling of the weaponry from another batérií - in 1919 boli disassembled 6" makes of batteries Burchsted, in 1920, the 3" makes of batteries Burchsted and Mellon, and in 1921, the aj 3" makes of batteries Page.
25.10.1921 spôsobil hurricane ťažké damage to budováych and completely destroyed prístaviská and úložiská člnov. The high cost, which would fix objektov vyžiadala spôsobili that was decided on uzatvorení strength, and in 1923 was a gap in the aj armament of the batteries McIntosh. Pevnosť bola prevedená to udržiavacieho mode, as is provided for by one person. The government's attempt to predať objects bola neúspešná and požiare in rokoch 1925 and 1927, the dielo skazy all the rest and destroyed väčšinu buildings. Koncom 30. years sa in prietoroch fortress created cvičisko pre needs US Coast Guard, during the 2. svetovej war sa pevnosť used as vidová sound. Definitívne bola opustená in 1946. On the island was in 1974, built in such a way rezervácia and since 1989 is an island Štatnym parkom.

Source: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X

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