Fort Zachary Taylor
Construction began in 1845, and was completed in 1860. The fort was named after president Zachary Taylor in 1850 after his sudden death in office. Originally the fort was 3 stories tall, but in 1889 the top two levels were demolished to make way for more modern weapons.
In the early days of the Civil war in 1861 the fort was seized by Union forces under the command of Captain John Milton Brannan, preventing it from falling into Confederate hands. During this point the fort was primarily used to threaten blockade runners. The fort saw heavy use again in the late 1890′s during the Spanish-American war.
In 1948 the Army, having no more need of it, turned the fort over to the U.S. Navy. In 1968 a team of volunteers began excavating the abandoned areas of the fort, finding the largest collection of Civil War Cannons in the nation. When the top two stories were demolished and two of the wings filled in, they had used the old cannons as filler! Fort Taylor was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973.
Originally the fort sat out in the ocean and was accessed by a 1000′ causeway, but due to the filling in of the areas around it to build the State Park, the fort is now landlocked. The mote was added in 1989 to give visitors a better sense of what it looked like originally.
Yellow Fever once killed as many as 15 people a day at the fort. Over the years thousands of people died in the fort. Soldiers are seen to line up in formation and whistles and gunshots are heard in the fort. Downstairs in the fort there are very cold spots that should be impossible in the tropics. Several executions did take place here and every day at noon it is said you can hear the trap door open when some one is hung. Screams and pleas for mercy have also been heard to come from the jail area.
It is said that there are mass graves of yellow fever victims in under the fort's parade ground. A young girl's ghosts with severe burns is often seen near the old hospital area. Many ghost hunters have visited Fort Zachary Taylor over the years and they say that all the deaths that occured here have caused a hot bed of paranormal activity.
Haunted Locations
Key West Paranormal Society
Conducting A Spirit Communication Session From A Hidden Room Located At Fort Zachary Taylor
April 2012
Key West Paranormal Society
Conducting A Spirit Communication Session From A Located At Fort Zachary Taylor
April 2012
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