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Fort Matanzas National Monument Saw palmettos and thick underbrush made attack by land difficult.
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Fort Matanzas National Monument
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Fort Matanzas National Monument is home to a variety of animals.  We even have some endangered species.

Please remember while visiting the park not to interfere with the wildlife.

Learn more about the creatures that call the park home by visiting our Critter of the Month page.  

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A Spanish bronze cannon shown the characteristic green patina caused by copper rusting

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! Ft Matanzas National Monument, Florida
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Last Updated: May 05, 2008 at 07:40 MST