1565-1763 - 1st Spanish
1763-1784 - British Period
1784-1821 - 2nd Spanish
1861-1862 - Confederacy
1821-Present - United States
These photos are the Castillo de San Marcos at sunrise and an aerial view. The fort was built by the Spanish to protect St. Augustine from English expansion. Construction started in 1672 making it the oldest masonry fortification in the United States. It stands today as a symbol of Spain's early colonization of our country.
Photos by Henry E. Hird III
2008
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