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Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
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Then & Now: The Castillo
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1a Early Daguerrotype thought to be c.1840's
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Contemporary aerial view of Castillo Today
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East wall with water battery
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Sunset on the Castillo
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The Castillo from Anastasia Island
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The Fort and Water Battery c. 1872
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The Front Green circa 1880
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The Garrita and Belltower today
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The Old Southeast Sentry post
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The Southeast bastion and entrance
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The water battery looking North
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The West and Cubo Linewalls
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Did You Know?
Black, or gun, powder is a mix of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal used as a propellant charge in cannons. Burning rapidly when ignited, it expands 600 times its volume creating pressures that can hurl a cannonball up to 3.5 miles! Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida
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Last Updated: September 19, 2006 at 15:38 EST |
