Fortress
Fort Matanzas National Monument
🇺🇸 United States · 20th century
Fort Matanzas National Monument (Spanish: Fuerte Matanzas) 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 (0.4 km2) of salt marsh and barrier islands along the Matanzas River on the northern Atlantic coast of Florida. It is operated by the National Park Service in conjunction with the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in the city of St. Augustine.
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Fort Matanzas National Monument ranks #1,756 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #31 of the 105 mapped in United States. Founded 1924 — one of 177 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,331 times in the last 60 days, more than 77% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 540,000 visitors in 2020. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Matanzas National Monument?
Fort Matanzas National Monument stands in the United States, at 29.71528°, -81.23917°.
When was Fort Matanzas National Monument built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1924. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Matanzas National Monument?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,756 of 7,738 worldwide, and #31 in the United States. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Matanzas National Monument?
Castillo de San Marcos, about 21 km away.
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