Historic Structure Report, Historical Data: Fort Matanzas, Guardian of St. Augustine's Back Door, 1740-63
Arana LR. 1978. Historic Structure Report, Historical Data: Fort Matanzas, Guardian of St. Augustine's Back Door, 1740-63. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Constructed by the Spanish in 1742, Fort Matanzas was built to protect St. Augustine by guarding the Matanzas Inlet. The coquina masonry Fort has served Spanish, British, and American military interests in Florida. This report details the history of the site Fort Matanzas is located on through three distinct periods: pre-construction of the Fort, construction of the Fort, and operation of Fort Matanzas by the Spanish.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Arana, Luis
- Date of Issue
- 1978-12
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- FOMA , SER
- Keywords
- coquina, Creek, fort, Indian Wars, military, restoration, Spanish Empire
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 000350: Fort Matanzas