Gulf Islands NS. After the Storms Gulf Islands National Seashore The Seashore stretches 160 miles...

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Gulf Islands NS

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Gulf Islands NS

After the Storms

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Gulf Islands National Seashore

Gulf Islands National Seashore

The Seashore stretches 160 miles from Cat Island in Mississippi to the eastern tip of Santa Rosa Island in Florida.

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Gulf Islands National Seashore

Gulf Islands National Seashore

The Seashore stretches 160 miles from Cat Island in Mississippi to the eastern tip of Santa Rosa Island in Florida.

The Mississippi District includes Fort Massachusetts on west Ship Island

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Fort Massachusetts (Fort on Ship Island)

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Gulf Islands National Seashore

Gulf Islands National Seashore

The Seashore stretches 160 miles from Cat Island in Mississippi to the eastern tip of Santa Rosa Island in Florida.

Fort Pickens

The Florida District includes three Third System forts,13 concrete batteries, and several other historic structures

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Florida District, Gulf Islands National Seashore (part)

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Fort Barrancas

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Florida District, Gulf Islands National Seashore (part)

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Advanced Redoubt

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Florida District, Gulf Islands National Seashore (part)

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Fort Pickens

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Gulf Islands

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My Office

Jeff’s Office

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Battery Cooper

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Battery Loomis Langdon

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Island cut, 2 mi. west of park entrance, 5 mi. east of Fort Pickens

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Hurricane Katrina

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Katrina Hits Gulf Islands, Mississippi

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Lessons Learned

• Historical documents are key tools:

• Engineers’ drawings & reports• Historic photos (300dpi)• Restoration drawings & photos• Don’t believe everything you read…

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Lessons Learned

• Knowledge of the literature can be helpful (historic & current)

• Common terminology is good (i.e., use what the engineers used)

• Communication between historians, engineers, architects, and technicians is critical

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Lessons Learned

• Lime putty mortar has not performed well for us

• It has hardened in storage

• It has not lasted in application

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Lessons Learned

• Barrier islands are no place to be in a hurricane….

• It is good to have friends.

• Be careful not to toss too much in the cleanup process

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Recommended Reading

• Seacoast Fortifications by Emanuel Raymond Lewis (1970)

• Ramparts by Marguerita Z. Herman (1992)

• A Legacy in Brick and Stone by John R. Weaver (2001)

• American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide by Mark A. Berhow (2004)

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This sign was found on Cat Island, 130 miles west of its original location, two years after it

was lost in Hurricane Ivan

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