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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National MemorialInside the reconstructed Fort Caroline
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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Caroline National Memorial
 

Fort Caroline memorializes the short-lived French presence in sixteenth century Florida. Here you will find stories of exploration, survival, religious disputes, territorial battles, and first contact between American Indians and Europeans.

Visiting Fort Caroline National Memorial

History of La Caroline

 
Cannon, historic drawing of Timucua, ranger with children at the reconstruced hut
French King Charles IX  

Did You Know?
The word "Caroline" - while feminine in gender - does not refer to a female of that name but rather a geographic area. The word "Caroline" comes from Old French which loosely translated means "the land belonging to Charles," in this case King Charles IX of France.
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