Plaza San Carlos

Plaza San Carlos (HMM94)

Location: Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 Nassau County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 41.334', W 81° 27.375'

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This land high above the Amelia River was a campsite for Indians in pre-historic times, as early as 2000-1000 B.C. In the early history of the state, it assumed military importance because of the fine protected harbor on the northern boundary of Spanish Florida. In the first Spanish period, a village of Franciscans and Indians was established here by 1675, and a Spanish sentinel's house was documented in 1696. From 1736 to 1742, James Oglethorpe stationed Highlanders on this site. After the withdrawal of Oglethorpe's troops in 1742, the area served as a buffer zone between the English and the Spanish until 1763 when Florida became a British possession. When Spain regained possession of Florida in 1783, this harbor was an embarkation point for British Loyalists leaving Florida. The U.S. Embargo Act of 1807, which closed all U.S. ports to European trade, made the border town of Fernandina a center for smuggling. On March 17, 1812, a group of Americans known as the Patriots overthrew the Spanish battery, but the U.S. flag replaced the Patriots' standard after one day. Spain regained control in May, 1813, and completed Fort San Carlos in 1816. As the fort's parade ground, this site was named Plaza San Carlos.
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HM NumberHMM94
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Marker NumberF-249
Year Placed1976
Placed ByGeneral Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical Society of Amelia Island in cooperation with Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 10:00pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 456302 N 3395213
Decimal Degrees30.68890000, -81.45625000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 41.334', W 81° 27.375'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 41' 20.04" N, 81° 27' 22.50" W
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Area Code(s)904
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2-198 Estrada St, Fernandina Beach FL 32034, US
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