Fort Matanzas National Monument

Fort Matanzas National Monument is the site where the Spanish built a fort. It was designated a United States national monument on October 15, 1924. The monument consists of a 1740 Spanish fort called Fort Matanzas, and about 100 acres of and barrier islands along the on the northern Atlantic coast of .
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  • Park
  • …is also known as “FOMA”
  • Description: fort in Florida managed by the National Park Service

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Summer Haven and Crescent Beach.
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Fort Matanzas National Monument

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Latitude
29.7152° or 29° 42′ 55″ north
Longitude
-81.23922° or 81° 14′ 21″ west
Open location code
76XWPQ86+38
Geo­Names ID
4155981
Wiki­data ID
Q1438624

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Fort Matanzas National Monument” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Fort Matanzas”
  • Catalan: “Monument Nacional de Fort Matanzas”
  • Catalan: “Monument nacional Fort Matanzas”
  • Cebuano: “Fort Matanzas National Monument”
  • Chinese: “屠殺堡國家名勝”
  • Chinese: “馬坦薩斯堡國家紀念區”
  • Danish: “Fort Matanzas National Monument”
  • Dutch: “Fort Matanzas National Monument”
  • French: “Fort Matanzas National Monument”
  • German: “Fort Matanzas National Monument”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר מטאנזס”
  • Italian: “Fort Matanzas”
  • Japanese: “マタンザス砦国立史跡”
  • Japanese: “マタンザス要塞ナショナル・モニュメント”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Matanzas”
  • Swedish: “Fort Matanzas nationalmonument”
  • Vietnamese: “Di tích Quốc gia Fort Matanzas”
  • Vietnamese: “Di tích Quốc gia Pháo đài Matanzas”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fort Matanzas and Cedar Landing.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rattlesnake Island and Claude Varne Bridge.

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