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Jeffersonâs prosperity didnât last, though. Steamboating nationwide eventually began to give way to the rise of railroads, and in 1873, the government blasted holes in the Great Raft. Upstream, water levels on the Big Cypress dropped, making navigation to Jefferson difficult. That same year, another blow came when the Texas and Pacific Railway, which went from Texarkana to Marshall, bypassed Jefferson. By 1885, more than half of the townâs population had moved away.
Fort Jefferson Moat â Dry Tortugas. In late December 1824 and early January 1825, about five years after Spain sold Florida to the United States for $5 million, U.S. Navy Commodore David Porter inspected the Dry Tortugas islands. Flashback by Nevada Barr (2003) takes place entirely at Fort Jefferson. 2  The mystery shifts between the site as a contemporary national park and as Fort Jefferson during the post-Civil War era. 3  Some scenes for the 1997 made-for-TV movie Assault on Devilâs Island were shot at Fort Jefferson.