Fort Matanzas National Monument
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
N 29° 42.890 W 081° 14.088
17R E 477289 N 3287210
This historical marker about Fort Matanzas National Monument is located near the entrance to the east landing of the ferry that shuttles visitors to and from the Fort.
Waymark Code: WMKBPK
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member the federation
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The marker reads:

FORT MATANZAS
NATIONAL MONUMENT

The Spanish built Fort Matanzas in 1740-42 to control Matanzas inlet, the "back door" to St. Augustine.

Much earlier, in 1565, Spain has bloodily crushed here a French challenge to her control of Florida by killing the remnants of a French colony from Fort Caroline, 40 miles to the north.

For Matanzas became a National Monument in 1924, preserving this unique specimen of a vanished style of military architecture and engineering.

Marker Number: None

Date: None

County: St Johns

Marker Type: Plaque

Sponsored or placed by: National Park Service

Website: [Web Link]
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