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Fort Caroline National Memorial, Florida

Fort Caroline National Memorial was created to memorialize the Sixteenth Century French effort to establish a permanent colony in Florida. After initial exploration in 1562, the French established "la Caroline" in June 1564. Spanish forces arrived 15 months later. Marching north from their newly established beachhead (San Augustin) they captured la Caroline in September, 1565. Nothing remains of the original Fort de la Caroline; a near full-scale rendering of the fort, together with exhibits in the visitor center, provide information on the history of the French colony, their interaction with the native Timucua, and the colonists' brief struggle for survival.

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La Caroline (French colony, est. June 1564, Fla.), ()
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Fort Caroline National Memorial, Code: FOCA

Fort Caroline National Memorial, Duval County, Florida
Latitude: 30.38450050354, Longitude: -81.5002975463867

Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 231530

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