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National Parks Travler Podcast | Lost Hospitals and Underwater Graves at Dry Tortugas
Season 5
Episode 226
Published 2 years, 9 months ago
Description
You likely know that Dry Tortugas National Park houses Fort Jefferson, which served as a Civil War-era prison with a community for soldiers, civilians, and slaves.
Were you aware that hidden remnants of a hospital and graveyard have been found nearby — offshore — adding to the puzzle of life and death in the Civil War era?
Lynn Riddick dives into that topic with Joshua Marano, a maritime archaeologist for the National Park Service...