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West Martello was one of three Civil War era forts in Key West, built as part of a defensive chain around the island and to support Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas. No cannons were ever fired and no soldier died in battle at this fortification. Much of the structure was dismantled and used as fill for Fort Taylor in the 1890s. Although primarily abandoned over the years, the fort saw military use during the Civil War, Spanish American War, World War II, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Key West, Florida · United States
