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Casement 4 Timeline Exhibit

The Casement 4 timeline exhibit gives general description of the important events in the Castilloâ€™s history and a timeline of key dates from the 1400s to 1898. From left to right: Staking out Territory. 1492 to 1515. News that Christopher Columbus has found new lands in 1492 sparks four centuries of Europeans holdings colonies in the Americas. 1513. Historic map - Juan Ponce de Leon discovers the Gulf Stream. 1562. Illustrated birds eye view of a triangular shaped fort â€“ French Huguenots establish Fort Caroline in present day Jacksonville. Spain controls Florida. 1513 to 1670. Spain mounts several unsuccessful attempts to colonize La Florida. Pedro Menendez lands at the site of St. Augustine, Spanish forces, helped by a storm that wrecked their enemyâ€™s fleet, drive the French out. 1565. A 1631 illustration depicting Admiral Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles directing the Spanish capture of Fort Caroline. 1566 to 1706. A historic map of Florida. The Spanish attempt to establish a chain of missions and outposts, seeking to settle North America. 1670. A map of the areas around St. Augustine, marked with dates of important events from 1660 to 1682. Great Britain gains control of the eastern seaboard. Fight of Possession. 1670 to 1740. The expanding English threat in North America forces Spain to reinforce Florida, which includes the construction of the Castillo. Twice, in 1702 and 1740, British forces unsuccessfully besiege the Castillo. 1739 to 1748. An illustration of two sailing ships engaged in battle. Britain and Spain fight the War of Jenkinsâ€™ Ear from 1739 to 1748. 1740. An illustration of soldiers carrying guns and supplies. British troops, under James Oglethorpe, launch an unsuccessful 28-day siege of the Castillo. 1737 to 1763. An illustration of soldiers and citizens in gun battle. The Spanish offer freedom and citizenship to escaped slaves, angering English slaveholders. Battle for the Colonies. 1700 to 1784. After the Seven Years War Spain cedes Florida to Great Britain in exchange for Havana, Cuba. In 1784, after the Revolutionary War, Spain regains control of Florida in 1784. 1781. Soldiers in white jackets run over rubble and fallen soldiers. Spain sends supplies, money, and troops to fight Britain during the American Revolution. 1812. A portrait of a man with thinning hair and a round face wearing a dark jacket and ruffled white shirt. John Houston McIntosh fails in a plan to seize Florida by force. United States takes Control. 1821 to 1865. American settlers seeking new lands push south into Florida. Florida becomes a near lawless land. Spain sells Florida to the United States in 1821, and the Castillo is renamed Fort Marion in 1861. 1817 to 1858. An illustration titled, Massacre of the Whites by the Indians and Blacks in Florida. Seminole Wars push thousands of American Indians out of Florida, which becomes a state in 1845. 1862. A photo of the courtyard of the Castillo, with tidy piles of cannonballs. Federal soldiers hold Fort Marion from March 1862 until the end of Reconstruction. 1898. A portrait of a soldier sitting on a bastion wall. American soldiers live in tents around the Castillo during the Spanish-America War, the last conflict in which it served as an active military post.

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

The timeline exhibit in this room gives general description of the important events in the Castillo's history and a timeline of key dates from the 1400s to 1898.

Last updated: February 11, 2021