Castillo de San Marcos

   While here in St. Augustine we decided to visit the fort that guarded St. Augustine for hundreds of years. For many years it was the northernmost outpost of Spain's vast New World empire. It was started in 1672 by the Spanish and was completed in 1695. It replaced nine successive wooden fortifications, the first one being built when St. Augustine was established in 1565. The fort is made from a rare local sedimentary rock called Coquina, found in only 7 locations worldwide. Coquina is a combination of shells and sand that have compacted together to form a very strong material for building.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the fort we strolled down a few streets in town

 

 

I've got to come back to this place and get a Cuban Sandwich