Artillery Ballet
— Fort Pickens —
Gun crews performed a carefully choreographed ballet every time they loaded and fired an artillery piece. One slip-up in the teamwork could cause serious injuries or death. Crews practiced aiming at a target, opening the breech, loading and ramming the projectile into the barrel, inserting the primer charge, and firing—all in 30 seconds. After drilling again and again, the soldiers were given a little time to relax, occasionally even to go crabbing or fishing along the beach.| HM Number | HM1INJ |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | The National Park Service, Department of the Interior |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, January 2nd, 2015 at 5:02pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16R E 471765 N 3355069 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 30.32711667, -87.29371667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 19.627', W 87° 17.623' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 19' 37.62" N, 87° 17' 37.38" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 850 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1402-1404 Fort Pickens Rd, Pensacola Beach FL 32561, US |
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