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By Cosmos Mariner, December 21, 2011
Coquina - Foundation of St. Augustine Marker (wide view east along Anastasia Park Road)
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Florida, St. Johns County, St. Augustine, Anastasia — Coquina - Foundation of St. Augustine —  |
| 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 | |||
| 2 ► Florida, St. Johns County, St. Augustine, Historic District — Crumbling Coquina / Piedra frágil — Castillo de San Marcos National Monument — |
| 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 | |||