Fort San Carlos (2)

Fort San Carlos (2) (1816-1821) - A Spanish colonial fort established in 1816 in Old Fernandina on present day Amelia Island, Nassau County, Florida. Abandoned in 1821.

Fort San Carlos (2) History

The town of old Fernandina was laid out in 1811 in a grid pattern by surveyor George J. F. Clarke. The town occupied a neck of land with water on three sides. Fort San Carlos was built sometime in 1816 and occupied the harbor side south west edge of the town with an eight gun earthworks battery. Two blockhouses protected the land access route on the south side and the whole town was surrounded with pickets. An 1821 map of Fernandina shows the fort occupying the area bounded by Estrada St., White St. and Somervelus St.

Current Status

Part of Fernandina Plaza State Park, Nassau County, Florida.

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Location: Fernandina Plaza State Park, Nassau County, Florida. Maps & Images Lat: 30.69071 Long: -81.45597 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 202

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort San Carlos (2)
• Old Town Fernandina

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