Fort Clinch (1)

Fort Clinch (1) (1847-1936) - Construction began in 1847 on this Third System masonry fort and continued until 1867. Named after Gen. Duncan L. Clinch Nov 1850.

Fort Clinch from the Air

Fort Clinch 5" Rodman Guns

U.S. Civil War

At the beginning of the U.S. Civil War the Florida Militia occupied Fort Clinch. Union forces reoccupied the fort in Mar 1862 after it was abandoned by Confederate forces.

Fort Clinch was put in caretaker status after the U.S. Civil War and never finished or completely armed.

Current Status

In 1935, the state of Florida purchased 256 acres which included the abandoned fort and developed one of Florida's first State Parks. The civilian Conservation Corps restored the fort in the 1930s. It was formally opened to the public in 1938.

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Location: Fort Clinch is on route A1A at the north end of Amelia Island, three miles north of Fernandina Beach, Florida. Maps & Images Lat: 30.704689 Long: -81.454461 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 158
• Weaver, John R. II, A Legacy in Brick and Stone: America Coastal Defense Forts of the Third System, Redoubt Press, McLean, 2001, First Printing, ISBN 1-57510-069-X, page 147-149

Links:

• Florida State Parks
• Wikipedia

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