Sunrise over Matanzas Inlet and Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida #5
by Dawna Moore Photography
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Sunrise over Matanzas Inlet and Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida #5
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Dawna Moore Photography
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Photograph - Nature And Travel Photography
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"The Castillo has never been conquered despite attacks by English General James Oglethorpe who attempted to subdue the town in 1740. Firing from the tip of Anastasia Island, he found his cannonballs were no match for the unusual consistency of coquina which absorbed the blast rather than crumbling. Shortly after Florida became a territory of the United States, the fort was renamed Fort Marion in honor of Revolutionary War General Francis Marion. It retained that name from 1825 to 1942, when the Castillo appellation was restored." (staugustine)
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July 3rd, 2017
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