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Fort Matanzas, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL
Summary
Significance: Fort Matanzas was originally established in 1565, and served as the site of the final struggles between Spain and France for domination of Southeast. The present fort was built in 1737-42, to reinforce the garrison against attacks by Oglethorpe of Georgia.
Survey number: HABS FL-15-5
Building/structure dates: ca. 1743 Initial Construction
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
florida, 29.71077, -81.23466
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
