Dry Tortugas Poster Wyoming editor of National Geographic magazine

editor of National Geographic magazine

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056-foot summit of Donner Pass

the only road from Fruita to Caineville passed between the narrow walls of Capitol Gorge

The idea of a master scenic highway that joined national parks in the west inspired Sequoia and General Grant to build their own connection

Dry Tortugas Poster Wyoming editor of National Geographic magazineDescription 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy Seventy miles west of Key West, Florida lies the largest all masonry fort in the United States. Fort Jefferson was built between 1846 and 1875 to defend the shipping gateway to the Gulf of Mexico. Named for the large number of sea turtles living around islands devoid of natural springs, Dry Tortugas was declared a national monument on January 4, 1935, and elevated to the status of national park in 1992.