Fort Matanzas National Monument: see Saint Augustine Saint Augustine , city (1990 pop. 11,692), seat of St. Johns co., NE Fla.; inc. 1824. Located on a peninsula between the Matanzas and San Sebastian rivers, it is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by Anastasia Island; the Intracoastal Waterway passes through the city.
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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Fort Matanzas National Monument

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.

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Address: 8635 A1A S
Saint Augustine, FL 32080
Phone: 904-471-0116;
Fax: 904-471-7605;
Web: www.nps.gov/foma/
Size: 300 acres.
Established: Proclaimed on October 15, 1924; transferred from War Department on August 10, 1933.
Location: 14 miles south of Saint Augustine, Florida, accessible via FL A1A on Anastasia Island.
Facilities: Visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities: Swimming, fishing, boating, guided boat tours.
Special Features: Matanzas Inlet was the scene of crucial events in Spanish colonial history. The massacre of French soldiers here in 1565 was Spain's opening move in establishing a colony in Florida. The construction of Fort Matanzas in 1740-1742 was Spain's last effort to ward off British encroachments on Saint Augustine.

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