The Matanzas inlet was the only weakness to Castillo De San Marcos and St. Augustine so Fort Matanzas was constructed in 1740 ...

In 1668, an English privateer raided St. Augustine, ravishing the town and nearly destroying the wooden fort that was in place. It was in 1672, that the first coquina stones were laid. Native to ...

The centuries-old city of St. Augustine is an enduring reminder of Spain’s long history in Florida, going back generations ...

Additionally, it is one of only two forts in the world constructed from coquina ... of St. Augustine's historic city center near the Colonial Quarter. The easiest way to get to the fort is ...