Anastasia in St. Augustine in St. Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Spanish Chimney and Well

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, June 7, 2017

1. Old Spanish Chimney and Well Marker

Inscription. These ruins are all that remain of what was probably a Spanish barracks which housed the quarry overseer, master masons, and stonecutters who were involved in the construction of the Castillo de San Marcos. The quarry, located directly across the road from this site, contained rich veins of coquina which the Indian workers shaped into rough blocks. Under the supervision of the quarry overseer, Alonso Díaz Mejiá, the blocks were transported by wagon and then by raft to the site of the Castillo. Completed in 1695, the great fortress was the keystone of the Spanish system of defense of Florida.

Erected 1975 by St. Johns County Historical Commission in cooperation with Department of State. (Marker Number F-242.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1695.

Location. 29° 51.874′ N, 81° 16.826′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in St. Johns County. It is in Anastasia. It is at the intersection of Old Beach Road and Riviera Street, on the right when traveling north on Old Beach Road. Touch for map. Marker is

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in this post office area: Saint Augustine FL 32080, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in First Coast

and in Greater Jacksonville.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The St. Augustine Amphitheatre (approx. ¾ mile away); William Bartram Trail (approx. ¾ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); St. Augustine Beach Wade-Ins (approx. one mile away); St. Johns County Black Heritage Trail (approx. one mile away); Waves of Change (approx. one mile away); Recreation and Fun (approx. one mile away); Civil Rights (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Augustine.

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, June 7, 2017

2. Old Spanish Chimney and Well Marker

Old Spanish Chimney image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, June 7, 2017

3. Old Spanish Chimney

Old Spanish well at the location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, June 7, 2017

4. Old Spanish well at the location

Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2017, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,441 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 2, 2017, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.