Thursday, December 24, 2009

Fort Pickens Fl

Monday I went to Fort Pickens, Fl with a new friend, Bill. He is a recent widower and at loose ends for the holidays.

It was established before the Civil War and played a large part in keeping the harbor safe from the confederates. The soldiers were surrounded by confederates but managed to keep the fort for the union. The guns were updated for each war after and now it is a reminder of those times. It is also the fort were Geronimo was kept. A sad statement of our treatment of the native peoples.

It was a beautiful sunny day. Not to last to long as it is raining today. But there is a promise of a sunny day tomorrow and the rest of the week.

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