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Fort Crévecoeur
Fort Crévecoeur Abandoned
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By Craig Swain, May 29, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Fort Crévecoeur Marker, Front | | |
Inscription. (Front): In 1717, on this site, the French began erecting Fort Crévecoeur within Spanish domain. On February 8, 1718, Jean-Baptiste Lèmoyne de Bienville, acting Governor of Louisiana, dispatched his brother, Lèmoyne de Cháteagué to complete this Fort. By May 12, the French occupied St. Joseph's Bay. Cháteagué reported to Bienville completion, on the mainland, opposite St. Joseph Point, the stockaded Fort Crévecoeur with four bastions and garrisoned. Simultaneously Jean Pedro Matamoros de Ysla, Governor of Spanish Florida, at Pensacola, indignantly protested this usurpation as St. Joseph's Bay belonged to Spain by earlier discover and previous settlement.
(Rear): The French Colonial Council, with unanimous decision decided to burn Fort Crévecoeur and abandon St. Joseph's Bay. On August 20, Spanish Captain, Joseph Primo De Rivera, reported to the Spanish Governorship, at St. Augustine, the French had retired from their invasion. Whereupon Rivera was ordered to command St. Joseph's Bay. By March 10, 1719, Don Gregorio de Salinas Varona had been transferred to the Spanish Governorship of St. Joseph's Bay.
Erected 1964 by Florida Board of Historic of Parks and Historic Memorials In Cooperation With The Gulf County Historical Commission. (Marker Number F-115.)
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By Craig Swain, May 29, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Fort Crévecoeur Marker, Reverse | | |
29° 54.786′ N, 85° 22.572′ W. Marker is in St. Joe Beach, Florida, in Gulf County. Marker is at the intersection of Columbus Street (U.S. 98) and Beacon Road, on the right when traveling east on Columbus Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mexico Beach FL 32410, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Florida Constitution (approx. 9.6 miles away). |
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By Craig Swain, May 29, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Fort Crévecoeur Marker Pull Off | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 29, 2008 | |
| | | 4. St. Joseph Bay | | Looking from the marker location across the bay, in the distance is St. Joseph Point off St. Joseph Peninsula. The exact site of the fort is not detailed by the marker or other references, but stood generally on the mainland shore opposite the point, generally in the marker's location. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on June 6, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,474 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 6, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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