ST. AUGUSTINE SEA WALL
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N 29° 53.284 W 081° 18.549
17R E 470149 N 3306422
ST. AUGUSTINE SEA WALL
Waymark Code: WMVHY
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2006
Views: 53
This portion of the St. Augustine sea wall, extending from King Street to the south end of St. Francis Barracks, was constructed during the period 1833 to 1844. The coquina wall with granite top served as protection for the homes and businesses on the waterfront. Stone for the walls was quarried across the Mantanzas River on Anastasia Island. The granite coping came from Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Together with the refurbishing of the Castillo de San Marcos, renamed Fort Marion by the Army, this project was an early example of the work assigned to graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, the first engineering school in the United States. This was one of the earliest federally funded projects in the Territory of Florida. The West Point graduates who designed and supervised the work were: 1st Lieutenant Stephen Tuttle (1797-1833; Class of 1820), 1st Lieutenant Francis L. Dancy (1806-1890; Class of 1826), 1st Lieutenant Henry W. Benham (1818-1884); Class of 1837) and 1st Lieutenant Jeremy F. Gilmer (1818-1883; Class of 1839).
Marker Number: F-527
Date: 2004
County: St Johns
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: THE WEST POINT SOCIETY OF NORTH FLORIDA AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Website: Not listed
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