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Then in Fort Jefferson was proclaimed as a National Monument but it was not until that Dry Tortugas reached its current status as a National Park. Today the park is run and maintained by a small staff of about 8 rangers. They live on the island in accommodations built into structure of the fort.
They are kept surprisingly busy; their duties include the park management, law enforcement and maintenance. The remote location means they have to generate all their own power and make fresh water using a desalinization plant. They get their groceries and supplies delivered once a week on the National Park Service supply boat named the "Fort Jefferson".
Next, skilled masons laid brick and mortar on top of the frames, creating the brick arches that are common throughout the fort.
To protect the Tortugas Anchorage, Fort Jefferson featured some of the largest and most advanced weapons of its age. With a crew of seven men they could fire a pound projectile a distance of three miles. But advances in technology eventually made even these guns obsolete. Their new owner was unable or unwilling to move them! This once impressive building was designed to house ten companies of soldiers, or 1, men. More than a football field in length, the barracks were destroyed by a fire in Thick walls kept dangerous sparks and flames out, while narrow openings allowed fresh air to enter to help keep their contents dry.
Feeling a little vulnerable? Today, thousands of people travel by ferry or seaplane to tour the historic grounds of Fort Jefferson. They come to see the impressive rifled Parrot guns and the remaining six of only twenty-five, ton Rodman cannons left in existence. Guests enjoy walking inside the walls of the imposing fort, a place where Confederate army soldiers, officers and their families lived alongside prisoners, slaves and civilian workers.
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