Fort Matanzas National Monument is the site where the Spanish built a fort. It was designated a United States national monument on October 15, 1924. The monument consists of a 1740 Spanish fort called Fort Matanzas, and about 100 acres (0.4 km2) of salt marsh and barrier islands along the Matanzas River on the northern Atlantic coast of Florida. It is operated by the National Park Service in conjunction with the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in the city of St. Augustine.
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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)
1993 Ferry to Fort Matanzas (e060e133-a081-40b8-a483-8cdb178376c6)
Fort Matanzas in 1947 (da736a35-1dd8-b71b-0b85-727926f99ab5)
The South face of Fort Matanzas. This is a low-tide photograph showing the sandbars which surround the fort. Notice the (da74a218-1dd8-b71b-0b8d-7c00942bfa9c)
Removal of Tower arch and reconstruction 1936-1938 (da141448-1dd8-b71b-0b19-b6a3a679c256)
Damage to the Southeast Corner (da759d2b-1dd8-b71b-0bc4-e378d4c4ba50)
Trees in the Fort (da76e6d7-1dd8-b71b-0bf1-c66a80fe955e)
Aerial view of Fort Matanzas in the 1970s (da712750-1dd8-b71b-0b11-8a47d8a2f193)
2013 Ferry to Fort Matanzas (5c300627-a228-4832-9d57-135dae33cf43)