Fort Marion
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Fort Marion is the former name of the Castillo de San Marcos, a historic 17th-century Spanish stone fortress in St. Augustine, Florida, now preserved as a national monument.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castillo de San Marcos | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States National Monument
ⓘ
former name ⓘ historic fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | bastion fort ⓘ |
| builder | Spanish colonial authorities in Florida ⓘ |
| builtBy | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Military installation in Florida
ⓘ
Spanish colonial fort in the United States ⓘ Tourist attraction in St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| constructedAs | stone fortress ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1695 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1672 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designationDateAsNationalMonument | 1924 ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Castillo de San Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Fort Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | U.S. National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
St. Augustine, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Johns County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInHistoricCity | St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the continental United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Matanzas Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | coquina ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francis Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | National Park Service ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf |
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish colonial defenses of Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | defense of St. Augustine ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America ⓘ Seminole Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of Native American prisoners
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military defense ⓘ prison ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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