On Anastasia Park Road 0.1 miles east of Anastasia Boulevard (State Road A1A), on the right when traveling east.
Wooden Buildings Offered Little Protection
Founded in 1565, St. Augustine suffered Indian attacks, pirate raids, and military invasions. Within the first hundred years, nine wooden forts were burned, destroyed by storms, or had simply rotted . . . — — Map (db m127408) HM
Near South Castillo Drive (State Road A1A) (Business U.S. 1) at Cuna Street, on the right when traveling north.
Crumbling Coquina (English)
Castillo de San Marcos was built using coquina, a local limestone. This porous limestone is made from millions of seashells pressed together for thousands of years. The Spanish coated the fort walls . . . — — Map (db m127745) HM
