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El Castillo De San Marcos

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El Castillo de San Marcos St. Augustine's most historical, significant structure is the Castillo de San Marcos, a fort built throughout 1672 and 1695 (23 years), by the Spanish. It was built to protect the city after it had been burned down twice. They made it using coquina a sedimentary rock primarily made up from small sea shells. The fort has many features which helped it never to have been conquered. Firstly, the fort looks like it should have a moat around it, but that area was meant for the livestock. So whenever the city was under attack and someone was hungry they could walk right outside and all the livestock would be right there to eat. There were also, two main defenses in the fort. The first defense is where the elite soldiers

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