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Postcard: P FREEWTONTHE 1912 Harris Co FORT MARION, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA For Sale
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Postcard: P FREEWTONTHE 1912 Harris Co FORT MARION, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA:
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PUBLISHED BY W. J. HARRIS CO., ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. FORT MARION (Formerly Fort San Marco) was begun by the Spaniards in 1565, and required 190 years in building, slaves being compelled to do the work. The thickest part of the fort walls is 40 ft. The structure covers five acres. It was bombarded in 1744 by Governor Oglethorpe of the Colony of Georgia. It is built of coquina and is said to be the best preserved specimen in the world of the military architecture of its time. It is the oldest fortification on the western continent. Its walls and watch towers remain intact, but its guns are dismounted and the moat is dry. It is in all respects, a castle built after the plan of those of the middle ages of Europe. There are inner and outer barriers. the barbican. the draw bridge, portcullis, wicket and all appli- In ances of such fortifications. 1836 the terre- this plein of the northeast bastion caved in, exposing a deep and dismal dungeon. Impelled by curiosity the U. S Military Engineer descended into dungeon, where to his surprise, he discovered the skeletons of a man and woman in iron cages bolted to the wall. C. T. AMERICAN ART COLORED T POST CARD CAGO THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY 20 PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
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