Fort San Marcos

Fort San Marcos (HMDSP)

Location: Beaufort, SC 29902 Beaufort County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 18.372', W 80° 40.539'

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A year after the abandonment of Santa Elena in 1575, Spain, reestablished its colony on Parris Island. Fearing renewed Indian attacks upon their return, the Spanish brought with them a prefabricated fort, ready to assemble. After six days of construction, in October 1577, Fort San Marcos was ready to occupy.

By 1583, San Marcos was badly in need of repair. Officials in San Augustine sent a work party of thirty slaves to help rebuild the fort, but the garrison instead built a new fort on the marsh edge, which they also called San Marcos.

The water-filled moat of this new fort is still visible. San Marcos (II) was the last Spanish fort at Santa Elena.

To prevent it from falling into French or English hands, when the colony was finally abandoned in 1587, it was burned.
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Placed ByU.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
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Date Added Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 11:30pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 530534 N 3574422
Decimal Degrees32.30620000, -80.67565000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 18.372', W 80° 40.539'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 18' 22.32" N, 80° 40' 32.34" W
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Area Code(s)803, 843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 256-326 Belleau Wood Rd, Beaufort SC 29902, US
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