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Star fort · St. Augustine, Florida, United States
Castillo de San MarcosSuspected
- Dated
- Dated 1672–95
- Declared purpose
- Spanish fort
- Today
- Survives, national monument
- Build time
- About 23 years
- Region
- United States
- Architect of record
- Ignacio Daza, engineer: about when credited (1672, born ). Build time on record: about 23 years.All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Suspected
Why it's on the list
The oldest masonry fort in the US, of coquina shell stone.
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
A star fort of coquina shell stone, the oldest masonry fort in the continental US.
Why researchers flag it
The oldest masonry fort in the US, of coquina shell stone.
Coquina
Shell stone absorbed cannonballs.
A star
A bastioned star.
Questions worth asking
- Why the same plan as forts in Europe?
Possible original uses
- Fort
What the photos show
Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
