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Ft. Zachary Taylor Historic State Park -- A Florida State Park in Key West. The home of the Civil War Days event. Daily tours of Fort Taylor by park rangers. Also, a self-guided tour brochure is available. State park also offers beach recreation and picnic area. Located at the end of Southard Street through the Truman Annex. Admission fees. Park is open from 8am to sunset every day. Fort hours: 8am-5pm daily.
Friends of Fort Taylor -- The Community Service Organization (CSO) of Ft. Taylor. The non-profit group sponsors the Civil War Days event, the Pirates in Paradise Festival and other historical reenactments. Their role is to help preserve Ft. Taylor, a national landmark, as well as assist the state park in its overall mission. Contact them at P.O. Box 58, Key West, FL 33040.
Battery B, 1st U.S. Artillery - Members portray the first army unit to serve at Fort Taylor in 1861. Demonstrations of coastal artillery drill with a 10-inch Rodman. Battery B also has a 3-inch ordnance rifle for reenactments. Host unit for the Civil War Days event at Fort Taylor. Third U.S. Artillery -
This is the home of the Third U.S. Artillery. Members of the group participate in our Heritage Festival & Civil War Days. An informative site where you can learn a lot about field artillery. Battery B, 4th U.S. Light Artillery - A very comprehensive web site for artillerists. 3rd Maine, Company F (Federal) 7th Connecticut (Federal) 14th Brooklyn N.Y.S.M. (Federal) 10th Tennessee (CS) 8th Florida (CS) Barrancas Mercantile - Proprietor Terry Jordan carries a full line of clothing and other merchandise for reenactors. Contact Terry for your sutlery needs. Old Sutler John - Dealers in Civil War reenactment supplies for 39 years! Stitches Wood and More. Contact Celestine (you might know her as "Swampy") at 7641 Gordon Loop, Brooksville, FL 34601. All kinds of goodies are available. Linda's Sutlery - For the ladies. Email here. Everybody needs soap. Get yours from nosweatsoap.com. Making soap has been in Deb's family for more than 150 years. She makes hers just like her ancestors did in Scotland. Great living history demonstrations! Savory Sow - "Good Eats, Smoked Meat." Greek and Anton cook up some mighty fine vittles. Invite them to your event.
Dixieland Flag Company -
"Serving the needs of Southern Patriots."
We have all 5 designs of the Confederate government flags in stock in 3'x5' polyester. Plus, we have bumperstickers, mousepads, ballcaps and more at prices you can afford. Visit us now! Blockade Runner Sutlery - Lots of goodies for reenactors! On-line catalog and on-line ordering. Great folks to work with! Callahan Digital Art - located in Historic Aurora, Indiana, is a full service Photography and Digital Art Company. They specialize in capturing your event, or custom artwork. Callahan Digital Art takes your pictures and turns them into works of art or custom logo art. Callahan Digital Art is the official digital art company for the Fort Taylor Pirate Fest.
The Roberts Hand-Book of Artillery -
This handbook was used to train artillerists for heavy and seacoast pieces. It contains a wealth of information!
U. S. Army Military History Institute - Extensive collection of works about the U.S. Army. Battery B, First U.S. Artillery Lineage - The lineage of the first unit to occupy Fort Taylor. Traces the organization of the unit in 1812 to its current status and designation.
National Archives -
This is an excellent source for photos and other information, but *be forewarned* that some of the photos are gruesome and may be unsuitable for viewing by very young children. Missiles of Key West - This is the website detailing the Hawk missile defenses that ringed Key West in the 1960s. Excellent photos and information! The historian of the group, Richard Whitt, has been a great help to Fort Taylor.org with photos and information about Fort Taylor's service during the opening of the 20th century. ***********
Thank You to military historian Richard Whitt and author William Gaines for information. Additional information came from the 1879 work entitled The History of the First Regiment of Artillery 1821-1876 compiled by Brevet Major William Haskin. ***********
ReenactmentsThe Bone Island Buccaneers - The most feared pirate crewe of the Florida Keys! Don't cross swords with this group, because it will likely be the last crossing. However, you can easily win them to your side with a bottle of rhum and song. The Bone Island Buccaneers are the co-producers of the Fort Taylor Pirate Fest held the first weekend of December. They are also available for any gathering where you need pirates. Check out their CD, too! Pirates In Paradise - A gathering for the Brethren of the Coast. This is an event produced at Fort Taylor the second week of December. It features all things piratical! The Florida Keys were a known haven for pirates during the Golden Age of Piracy and when Florida was under British control. What if these scurvy dogs encountered a company of British Royal Marines at Cayo Hueso who happened to be posted to the island? Gentlemen of Fortune - An excellent web site to learn more about re-enacting the Golden Age of Pyracy. You'll see a lot of information about period correct clothing, weapons and much more. Highly recommended!! 
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