2015 Mar 28 Laundry, Ft. Pickens, nature trail

We had three goals for our last day at Ft. Pickens Campground: Do Laundry. Tour Ft. Pickens. Hike the nature trail. As you can see from the pictures, we accomplished our goals.

Laundry was uneventful. While the machines were running, we walked around the other loops in the campground and visited with a few people.

We toured Ft. Pickens. Construction of the fort was begun in 1829 and finished in 1834. It was built with slave labor using more than 21.5 million bricks. It was constructed to protect the country from foreign invaders, but ironically, the only military action the fort ever saw was when Confederate forces holding mainland Pensacola tried unsuccessfully to capture the fort.

After we toured the fort, we went back to the campground and walked the nature trail where we saw several ospreys.

We finished the day by the campfire.