Category Archives: Historic Buildings

events – Mutiny Sinks Before Reaching Florida

Posted on October 31, 2012 by floridatraveler

One of the victims of Hurricane Sandy was the HMS Bounty, a replica built for the 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty. The tall-masted 180-foot ship was actually headed for Saint Petersburg for a last time reunion with St. Pete … Continue reading →

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Civil War: Fort Barrancas

Posted on October 30, 2012 by floridatraveler

Civil War buffs in Florida know the first shots of the Civil War took place around midnight on January 8, 1861, at Fort Barrancas, a fort adjacent to the port of Pensacola. With just 46 soldiers, fort commander Lt. Adam … Continue reading →

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