Fort Clinch Stairway, Fernandina Beach, Florida
by Dawna Moore Photography
Title
Fort Clinch Stairway, Fernandina Beach, Florida
Artist
Dawna Moore Photography
Medium
Photograph - Nature And Travel Photography
Description
"A Third System fortification - like Fort Pickens in Pensacola, Fort Pulaski in Savannah and Fort Sumter in Charleston - the new fort was named for General Duncan Lamont Clinch. A prominent officer of the War of 1812 and
Seminole Wars, Clinch had family ties to
nearby St. Marys, Georgia. The name was
given to the post when the general died in
1849." (exploresouthernhistory)
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September 18th, 2016
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