Fort Caroline National Memorial
National Register of Historic Places

Fort Caroline National Memorial

Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
Listed
October 14, 1966
Type
District
Period
Modern
Ref No.
66000061

About this property

Fort Caroline was an attempted French colonial settlement in Florida, located on the banks of the St. Johns River in present-day Duval County. It was established under the leadership of René Goulaine de Laudonnière on 22 June 1564, following King Charles IX's enlisting of Jean Ribault and his Huguenot settlers to stake a claim in French Florida ahead of Spain. The French colony came into conflict with the Spanish, who established St. Augustine on 8 September 1565, and Fort Caroline was sacked by Spanish troops under Pedro Menéndez de Avilés on 20 September. The Spanish continued to occupy the site as San Mateo until 1569. The exact site of the former fort is unknown. In 1953 the National Park Service established the Fort Caroline National Memorial along the southern bank of the St. John's River near the point that commemorates Laudonnière's first landing. This is generally accepted by scholars as being in the vicinity of the original fort, though probably not the exact location. The memorial is now managed as a part of the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, but it is also a distinct unit under administration of the National Park Service.

Location

Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
30.38580, -81.49526

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Listed
1.2 mi
Palm Spring Cemetery
Listed
1.7 mi
Yellow Bluff Fort
Early Republic
3.7 mi
Broward, Napoleon Bonaparte, House
Industrial
3.9 mi
St. John's Lighthouse
Industrial
4.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of St. Johns Bluff (FL)
1862Civil War
0.5 mi
Engagement at St. Johns Bluff
1862Civil War
1.3 mi
Spanish Capture of Fort Caroline 1565
1565Colonial
1.7 mi

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When was Fort Caroline National Memorial listed on the National Register?

Fort Caroline National Memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1966.

What type of historic resource is Fort Caroline National Memorial?

Fort Caroline National Memorial is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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