A Never Ending Challenge Marker

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Palo Seco in Toa Baja Municipality, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)

A Never Ending Challenge

By Don Morfe, April 20, 2012

1. A Never Ending Challenge Marker

Inscription. Wind, rain, salt, sun, plants, people and time all do what foreign invaders never did—tear down the stone and mortar walls at Fort San Juan de la Cruz. Preventing a historic structure like El Canuelo from falling into decay is a never-ending task. Park staff work to preserve this small fort by controlling drainage, removing plants, and repairing structural damage. You can help by staying off the walls and not writing on them or damaging them in any way. El Canuelo is an irreplaceable reminder of our past. Please help care for it.

Location. 18° 27.972′ N, 66° 8.184′ W. Marker is in Palo Seco, Puerto Rico, in Toa Baja Municipality. Marker is on Puerto Rico Route 870. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Toa Baja PR 00949, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Defending San Juan (a few steps from this marker); Crossfire (within shouting distance of this marker); Imagine Life Here (within shouting distance of this marker); The Main Plaza (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Defense of the 1st Order (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Defending San Juan (approx. one mile away); National Historic Site (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Heart of San Cristobal (approx. 1.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Palo Seco.

By Don Morfe, April 20, 2012

2. A Never Ending Challenge Marker

By Don Morfe, April 20, 2012

3. A Never Ending Challenge Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 5, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Md 21234. This page has been viewed 36 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Md 21234. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.