Fort Matanzas

Place in Florida (US) managed by the National Park Service

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1924 National Monument of the United States, National Park System unit, fort, national monument, National Park Service, United States of America, 

• National Register of Historic Places entry^@
• Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina entry^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Google Maps entry^@
• Facebook page^@
• FortWiki article^@
• Tripadvisor page^@

Location: 29.715278, -81.239167, ///cured.outrages.lamppost, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML

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1968 Ferry to Fort Matanzas (24b90e19-af4a-48ab-9e06-fe79400ee37b)

1993 Ferry to Fort Matanzas (e060e133-a081-40b8-a483-8cdb178376c6)

2013 Ferry to Fort Matanzas (5c300627-a228-4832-9d57-135dae33cf43)

Amphitheater after tree removal (e4591c86-1dd8-b71b-0b4b-cf3fd6cd9599)

Crews worked quickly to make sure any unsafe trees or limbs were removed to make the park safe for visitors. (e7ae7ff3-1dd8-b71b-0b7a-cbdb0e86a243)

East Boardwalk Beach Side (e45d0918-1dd8-b71b-0b87-bbb21d629a4f)

Fort Matanzas National Monument

Here is a look at the Visitor Center dock before the damage from Hurricane Matthew. (e7834279-1dd8-b71b-0b1c-78ef9e12c650)

High Tide during a full moon (895f4fe0-5a68-4389-862e-63ee0945917e)

High tide during a full moon (8e29f4f3-f728-4885-a491-c4db0d986412)

High tide during a full moon (512d9deb-e936-45ab-8c21-b105465af4a4)

High tide during a full moon (f478789d-3110-4c1b-b16d-26f91f9f9e79)

Hurricane Matthew reshaped the dunes throughout the park. This caused our boardwalks to shift and their stability unsafe. The (e46b7c83-1dd8-b71b-0bc2-b5aff97072ce)

Looks can be deceiving. Although the entrance of the ocean side boardwalk looks safe, further down the trail received (e45c0e07-1dd8-b71b-0be4-517c76d988fd)

Map of Fort Matanzas National Monument

Massacre by menendez of ribault

Southeast corner of fort (e4bf2ca4-1dd8-b71b-0bce-acef7d84d398)

The boat lift motors on the left hand side of this photo were partially submerged during the storm, making them inoperable. (e4663a5f-1dd8-b71b-0b14-c3ef7d9dbf25)

The docks here at the park are designed to float with the tides. Rollers are put in place to allow the dock to smoothly move on (e4624f2e-1dd8-b71b-0b06-8f624dfd27ec)

The red arrows show how high the storm surge brought the dock up it's pilings. (e45fa825-1dd8-b71b-0b31-20598dabee71)

The storm surge and wave action caused the dock railing to continuously hit the dock's shade canopy. This damage happened in (e460b81f-1dd8-b71b-0bdb-5c0d48c3143d)

The storm surge washed out much of the dunes throughout the park. Only one pole now prevents this overlook from falling. The (e45e525f-1dd8-b71b-0b00-b0db30db8ce1)

Visitor Center Dock Damage (e46414c5-1dd8-b71b-0b92-34a1a6106cdb)

Wave action and high storm surge caused the floating section of the dock to put stress on the metal gangway and pulled some of (e467fdc5-1dd8-b71b-0bd3-a71da31af3fe)

Wave action and high storm surge caused the floating section of the dock to put stress on the metal gangway and pulled some of (e469a2b0-1dd8-b71b-0b1e-7b18738b6a07)

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	National Register of Historic Places entry@				Wikidata
link	Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina entry@				Wikidata
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Google Maps entry@				Wikidata
link	Facebook page@				Wikidata
link	FortWiki article@				Wikidata
link	Tripadvisor page@				Wikidata
base	St. Francis Barracks		barracks		Wikidata
image	1968 Ferry to Fort Matanzas (24b90e19-af4a-48ab-9e06-fe79400ee37b)				Wikimedia
image	1993 Ferry to Fort Matanzas (e060e133-a081-40b8-a483-8cdb178376c6)				Wikimedia
image	2013 Ferry to Fort Matanzas (5c300627-a228-4832-9d57-135dae33cf43)				Wikimedia
image	Amphitheater after tree removal (e4591c86-1dd8-b71b-0b4b-cf3fd6cd9599)				Wikimedia
image	Crews worked quickly to make sure any unsafe trees or limbs were removed to make the park safe for visitors. (e7ae7ff3-1dd8-b71b-0b7a-cbdb0e86a243)				Wikimedia
image	East Boardwalk Beach Side (e45d0918-1dd8-b71b-0b87-bbb21d629a4f)				Wikimedia
image	Fort Matanzas National Monument				Wikimedia
image	Here is a look at the Visitor Center dock before the damage from Hurricane Matthew. (e7834279-1dd8-b71b-0b1c-78ef9e12c650)				Wikimedia
image	High Tide during a full moon (895f4fe0-5a68-4389-862e-63ee0945917e)				Wikimedia
image	High tide during a full moon (8e29f4f3-f728-4885-a491-c4db0d986412)				Wikimedia
image	High tide during a full moon (512d9deb-e936-45ab-8c21-b105465af4a4)				Wikimedia
image	High tide during a full moon (f478789d-3110-4c1b-b16d-26f91f9f9e79)				Wikimedia
image	Hurricane Matthew reshaped the dunes throughout the park. This caused our boardwalks to shift and their stability unsafe. The (e46b7c83-1dd8-b71b-0bc2-b5aff97072ce)				Wikimedia
image	Looks can be deceiving. Although the entrance of the ocean side boardwalk looks safe, further down the trail received (e45c0e07-1dd8-b71b-0be4-517c76d988fd)				Wikimedia
image	Map of Fort Matanzas National Monument				Wikimedia
image	Massacre by menendez of ribault				Wikimedia
image	Southeast corner of fort (e4bf2ca4-1dd8-b71b-0bce-acef7d84d398)				Wikimedia
image	The boat lift motors on the left hand side of this photo were partially submerged during the storm, making them inoperable. (e4663a5f-1dd8-b71b-0b14-c3ef7d9dbf25)				Wikimedia
image	The docks here at the park are designed to float with the tides. Rollers are put in place to allow the dock to smoothly move on (e4624f2e-1dd8-b71b-0b06-8f624dfd27ec)				Wikimedia
image	The red arrows show how high the storm surge brought the dock up it's pilings. (e45fa825-1dd8-b71b-0b31-20598dabee71)				Wikimedia
image	The storm surge and wave action caused the dock railing to continuously hit the dock's shade canopy. This damage happened in (e460b81f-1dd8-b71b-0bdb-5c0d48c3143d)				Wikimedia
image	The storm surge washed out much of the dunes throughout the park. Only one pole now prevents this overlook from falling. The (e45e525f-1dd8-b71b-0b00-b0db30db8ce1)				Wikimedia
image	Visitor Center Dock Damage (e46414c5-1dd8-b71b-0b92-34a1a6106cdb)				Wikimedia
image	Wave action and high storm surge caused the floating section of the dock to put stress on the metal gangway and pulled some of (e467fdc5-1dd8-b71b-0bd3-a71da31af3fe)				Wikimedia
image	Wave action and high storm surge caused the floating section of the dock to put stress on the metal gangway and pulled some of (e469a2b0-1dd8-b71b-0b1e-7b18738b6a07)				Wikimedia