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Camera location29° 42′ 41.04″ N, 81° 14′ 19.32″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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English: Views of Fort Matanzas National Monument, Florida
Photographer
English: NPS staff
Title
English: Views of Fort Matanzas National Monument, Florida
Publisher
English: National Park Service
Description
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Another view across marshes

Throughout its history, the story of Fort Matanzas has been closely intertwined with that of the city of St. Augustine and the Castillo de San Marcos. This Spanish outpost fort was built in 1740-1742 to guard the Matanzas Inlet and to warn St. Augustine of British or other enemies approaching from the south. Fort Matanzas now serves as a reminder of the early Spanish empire in the New World. In addition, the park, which is located on barrier islands along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and the Matanzas estuary, provides a natural habitat rich in wildlife with the salt marsh, scrub, and maritime hammock now protecting endangered and threatened species like the historic Fort Matanzas protected St. Augustine long ago.

  • Keywords: Colonization of the Americas (1564-1775) -- Spanish; Forts; Spanish; Cannons -- Colonial America
Depicted place
English: Fort Matanzas National Monument, St. Johns County, Florida
Date Taken on 27 January 2004
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fd5705fd-7fe3-4081-ac3f-7b1f51ce51cf
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English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
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English: Fort Matanzas National Monument
NPS Unit Code
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FOMA
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID
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231626

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