In 1564 the French attempted to establish a colonial settlement along the St. Johns River in Florida.
While the exact location of Fort Caroline is unknown, the National Park Service has established a memorial on the northern edge of Jacksonville, FL in an area near the point the French first landed.
From the visitor center it is a short walk (quarter mile-ish) to the fort.
Along the way is a recreation of a native Timucuan village.
The entrance to the fort is guarded by huge doors (maybe 10–12 feet tall) with a cute little door cut into it.
The fort itself wasn’t that big. I kept looking around and wondering how so many people (about 200) lived here.
Bonus: This visitor center serves both the Fort Caroline National Memorial and the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, within which the Fort sits…2 stamps for your Park book!
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