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Turtle Trail This Morning,
Photo by Dale J.
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Fort Clinch
Source: Fort Clinch State Park web site.
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This site was first fortified in 1736 by the Spanish, when they held colonies in Florida. From 1736, various nations to control the territory have garrisoned and fortified this site to protect the entrance to the St. Marys River and Cumberland Sound.
After the end of the Second Seminole War the United States started construction of a fort, later named Fort Clinch, in 1847. It was part of its Third System of coastal defenses conceived earlier in the century, which guided fortifications throughout this period. The fortified compound is pentagonal bastions and embrasures in the outer walls and several structures in the interior courtyards, including a two-story barracks. The fort was named in honor of General Duncan Lamont Clinch after his death in 1849. General Clinch fought in the War of 1812 and was an important figure in the First and Second Seminole Wars.
Confederate forces seized the fort in early 1861. It was used as a safe haven for Confederate blockade runners during the first year of the Civil War. However, changes in technology, specifically, the development of rifled cannon, had improved weaponry to the point that the fort's brick walls were vulnerable to attacks and thus obsolete. In March 1862 General Robert E. Lee ordered abandonment of the fort in order to use scarce troops in other areas. Federal troops re-occupied the fort in early 1862, taking control of the adjacent Georgia and Florida coasts. They used the fort as the base of Union operations in the area throughout the Civil War...
Alberto submitted the following photos of displays that he saw there.
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Photos of Displays at Fort Clinch
by Alberto S.
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Thanks Alberto!
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The Florida Department of Health is advising people not to swim at several Indian River and Martin County beaches because of high levels of bacteria in the water.
The affected areas in Indian River County are:
- Sexton Plaza Beach
- Humiston Beach
- South Beach
The affected areas in Martin County are:
- Leighton Park in Palm City
- Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart
Thanks to Dale J. for that link.
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MagicSeaWeed is predicting a two to four foot surf for the next few days. They are also showing a five to eight foot surf prediction for next Sunday. That might not happen. I'll keep watching it.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
