Castillo de San Marco - Military Installations on Waymarking.com

The Castillo de San Marco was built in its current stone structure by the Spanish from 1672-1695. It sits overlooking the inlet which enters the Atlantic Ocean.

The Fort was armed with many cannons. the walls of the fort were made of coquina stone. It was able to sustain mortar shells and for this reason it remains standing to this day.

The moat around the inner wall of the fort was dry. Unfortunately over the years those who controlled this historic treasure thought it would be nice to fill the moat with water. Unfortunately the water cracked the walls of the coquina stone which is white sand stone composed of fragments of seashells and sea materials.

The moat is not visible to the eye when at ground level to the fort. It was intentionally made this way so as to surprise any attackers.

The fort was held by the Spanish until 1763 when it was handed over to the English. It was called Ft. Marion from that time. It was then handed back to the Spaniards for forty years from 1784-1821. Finally in 1821, the fort was taken over by the Americans. The Americans used the fort as a prison during the American-Indian Wars and house the famous Seminole Indian leaders Osceola and Coachoochee.

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