Near Pensacola Beach in Escambia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hurricane Ivan

— Fort Pickens —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 31, 2014

1. Hurricane Ivan Marker

Inscription. On September 16, 2004, Hurricane Ivan roared across the Gulf of Mexico with 130-mile-per-hour winds and struck Santa Rosa Island and the national seashore's Fort Pickens head-on. A 14-foot storm surge washed across the island, destroyed piers and roads, flooded the fort, and damaged most of the park buildings, including this museum building. Curators, conservators, and other specialists quickly went to work sorting, washing, and preserving over 300,000 cultural artifacts that had been on display or in storage on the island. The museum building was put on new footings in 2007.

Erected by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Forts and Castles. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1843.

Location. 30° 19.76′ N, 87° 17.563′ W. Marker is near Pensacola Beach, Florida, in Escambia County. It is on Fort Pickens Road near Pensacola Beach Boulevard (State Road 399), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Fort Pickens Road, Gulf Breeze FL 32561, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pensacola

and on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: From the Fort to these Wooden Buildings (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonial Power Struggle (within shouting distance of this marker); Beefing Up Defenses (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dueling with Confederates (about 800 feet away); Swatting Mosquitoes (about 800 feet away); Massive Smoothbore (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battery Cullum, Battery Sevier (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battery Trueman (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pensacola Beach.

Museum after repairs and back on footings image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 31, 2014

2. Museum after repairs and back on footings

Fort Pickens entrance sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 1, 2015

3. Fort Pickens entrance sign

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 952 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 3, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.