See Also: Fort Matanzas National Monument(encyclopedia)
Fort Sumter National Monument(encyclopedia)
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Homestead National Monument(encyclopedia)
Chiricahua National Monument(encyclopedia)
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Fort Matanzas National Monument (sh)




National reserve, northeastern Florida, U.S. Established in 1924 and covering 228 acres (92 hectares), it centres around a Spanish fort on Rattlesnake Island, 14 mi (23 km) south of St. Augustine.

Originating in 1569 as a wooden tower and completed in 1742, the fort is near the site of the slaughter of 300 French Huguenot colonists by Spaniards in 1565.