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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMC1_fort-clinch_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
Fort ClinchReconstructionAnd construction of roadsBuildings and groundsWas performed byCivilian Conservation CorpsCompany 14201937-1942
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMBK_fort-clinch-military-road_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
You are standing in the general location of the Fort Clinch Military Road. The photo represents what a typical military road looked like during the Civil War.
In 1847, with the start of the fort's construction, military engineers realized the n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMBB_david-l-yulee_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
1810.....1886David L. YuleeLived Near This Site— · —He was U.S. Senator,Statesman, Developer,Florida's first RailroadBuilder
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMAW_revolutionary-war-invasion-of-british-east-florida_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
In May 1777, Colonel Samuel Elbert's Continentals landed on the North End of Amelia Island at Oldtown Bluff, approximately one mile north of Florida. A patrol engaged in a skirmish with British troops on the south end of the island. An officer, Lt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMAC_fernandez-grant_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
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During the Spanish and English periods of Florida history, many large tracts of land were granted primarily to induce settlement. All that remains of the Don Domingo Fernandez Spanish Grant is the family cemetery and this…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM9M_amelia-island-lighthouse_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
Standing at the highest point on the island, the Amelia Island Lighthouse was built from bricks re-used from the Cumberland Island Lighthouse in 1839 on land purchased from Mary Fernandez. The 67 foot tall lighthouse has walls four feet thick at t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM9F_fort-san-carlos_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
On this bluff overlooking the Amelia River, Fort San Carlos was completed by the Spanish in 1816. The fort was made of wood and earthworks and was armed with eight or ten guns. As the Spanish Empire disintegrated, Fort San Carlos became increasing…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM94_plaza-san-carlos_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
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 S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM8Y_mcclures-hill_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
Site of the Battle of Amelia, September 13, 1817. On this hill, Spaniards erected a battery of four brass cannon, with about 300 men, supported by two gunboats. They shelled Fernandina, held by Jared Irwin, adventurer and former Penna. congressman…