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Fort Matanzas National Monument
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Plan A Field Trip
 
A park interpreter presents a program for school children at Fort Matanzas National Monument.
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Welcome to Fort Matanzas National Monument. Many schools visit us each year as culmination of their studies. Please visit Plan a Field Trip if you are interested in visiting. Be aware that March, April and May are extremely busy months.

We have numerous curriculum materials available to augment your study of the fort and of Florida history. To request a CD-ROM of educational materials geared towards grades 3-5, email us.


Some of these activities are available on this webpage in Adobe PDF format.

"The Building of the Castillo de San Marcos"

"The Stories of Fort Matanzas"

"The Little Fort With the Big Job" (Fort Matanzas)

"The Defenses of St. Augustine" (Map Study)

"A Fort Matanzas Scavenger Hunt" (An activity for the on-site visit to Fort Matanzas)

 

 
Some of the 150-year-old live oak trees in the Fort Matanzas picnic area.  

Did You Know?
Did you know that the live oak trees in the picnic area at Fort Matanzas are over 150 years old? The park also has an eastern red cedar located on the island near the fort that is over 260 years old, as old as the fort itself! Ft Matanzas National Monument, Florida

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Last Updated: January 21, 2007 at 11:42 EST