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Oct 19, 2015 · In early February 1887, tourists from all across the country began arriving in Pensacola by train and crossed Pensacola Bay on a ferry to visit the fort and see the prisoners. Admission to see the imprisoned Apache warriors was fifty cents for adults and twenty five cents for children.
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Jan 12, 2013 · While Geronimo and his band were “quartered in four big tents” at Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, in the fall of 1886, several Pensacola residents began circulating a petition to have...
Jan 5, 2013 · In the late 1880s, Fort Pickens welcomed Geronimo and his band after several business people in Pensacola requested that he be sent to that location as a tourist attraction. Geronimo was a...
Oct 19, 2015 · In early February 1887, tourists from all across the country began arriving in Pensacola by train and crossed Pensacola Bay on a ferry to visit the fort and see the prisoners. Admission to see the imprisoned Apache warriors was fifty cents for adults and twenty five cents for children.
Oct 25, 2015 · On the morning of October 25, 1886 a train pulled into the bustling maritime city of Pensacola. Onboard were 16 Apache warriors, but unlike many who visit here today, these men were not here by choice.
May 22, 2014 · In the wee hours of the morning on October 25, 1886, a train pulled into the station at Pensacola, Florida. By 8:30 a.m., people were lined up to view the occupants in the highly publicized event. Onboard was the most notorious Indian ever captured by the United States Army.
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Feb 11, 2010 · Those who call Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach home know the story of the great American Indian, Geronimo, and how he was incarcerated along at Fort Pickens for a time. Thanks to a Pensacola Beach gift shop, Geronimo’s name lives on.
