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Virtual Cache Military History Series - Fort Barrancas
A  cache by Breaktrack       Hidden: 1/27/2003  
Size: Size: Virtual (Virtual)      Difficulty: 2 out of 5      Terrain: 2 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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In Florida, United States

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Fort Barrancas located on Pensacola Naval Air Station.

Fort Barrancas is located on the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida. It is on an active duty Navy base so be prepared for entry by having your vehicle registration, a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance on the vehicle you are operating. Also be prepared for a vehicle search if personnel deem it necessary. Such is our life after 9/11.

Fort Barrancas stands on a site which has been the home for harbor fortifications since 1763, when the British built a fort. The Spanish captured Pensacola from the British in 1781, and constructed their own fortification, called San Carlos de Barranca on the site. The Spanish word barranca means bluff, which is an excellent description of the location of the fort.

The United States began constructing fortifications at Pensacola in the 1820's, when Pensacola Bay was chosen as the site for a navy yard. Fort Barrancas is one of four fortifications constructed to defend the navy yard. The others fortifications were Fort Pickens and Fort McRee, both located on islands at the entrance to the bay (Fort McRee has been completely destroyed by the shifting location of the barrier island it was located on). The Advance Redoubt is the other fortification at Pensacola, located near Fort Barrancas. It acted as an infantry fort, designed to stop overland movement of enemy troops toward the naval yard.

Fort Barrancas was designed with two roles. It acts as a harbor defense fort, forming a rough triangle at the entrance to the bay with Fort McRee and Fort Pickens. It also acted together with the Advance Redoubt to prevent troop movement to the navy yard from the mainland side. It was designed by Joseph Totten, who designed many of the Third System fortification, and constructed from 1839-1843. It also incorporates a Spanish-built water battery as part of the fort.

The coordinates as given will put you in front of a sign on the far backside of Fort Barrancas near the entrance to the Fort. There are several cannons there and an informational sign concerning the cannons. In order to log this cache you must answer the following question: At the bottom of the sign different types of weapons are listed and their specifications. Simply list three of the weapons, from three different nations that created them, and their sizes as listed. Please send the answer to me in an e-mail prior to logging your find. Please do not put your answer in your log entry, even encrypted.

Good luck, and enjoy!!!

This cache was placed by a member of the
Texas Geocaching Association.

Texas Geocaching Association

Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

Decryption Key
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)

Cbhaqref, zbegnef naq thaf, BU ZL!! (Decrypted Hints)




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 November 15 by redneck rebels (249 found)
Visited the fort today after spending a weekend watching the Blues. Haven't been here in quite a while - thanks for bringing us back!
Email sent.

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 November 7 by Tiltonites (3522 found)
First time vistors to this attraction. We encountered an extremely friendly women working the Vistor's Center desk. I will email you the required information. TFTH TFTC

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 October 19 by M&M Mousers (280 found)
Thoroughly enjoyed touring this historical site. Also, learned a lot by pursuing the cache. Thanks for setting up this virtual. Email already sent.

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Minnie Mouser, Crystal, Rachel & Brice at the fort

 October 17 by TeamPacRat (1430 found)
Love this place. email on it's way

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 October 14 by forda5d (8 found)
Email has been sent. Great place to spend a morning!

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Current time: 11/22/2009 3:14:06 AM
Last Updated: 11/16/2009 3:16:57 AM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum

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