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Published: August 27th 2009
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Fernandina Beach
Fernandina Beach, Florida - United States of AmericaAug 25, 2009
City official name :Fernandina Beach
Founded date : Location :Florida State
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Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²).
Facts :Fernandina Beach is a city in Nassau County in the state of Florida in the United States of America and on Amelia Island. The area was first inhabited by the Timucuan Indian tribe. Known as the "Isle of 8 Flags", it had the following flags flown over it since 1562: France, Spain, Great Britain, Spain (again), the Patriots of Amelia Island, the Green Cross of Florida, Mexico, the Confederate States of America, and the United States. It is the only municipality in the United States that has flown eight different national flags.
As of 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the City’s population to be 12,076. It is the county seat of Nassau County.
Fort Clinch
The site of Fort Clinch has been occupied by various military troops since 1736. Construction of a fort, later named Fort Clinch, was begun in 1847 after the end of the Second Seminole War. The actual compound is pentagonal in shape, with both inner and outer walls, and consists
Fernandina Beach
Fernandina Beach, Florida - United States of America of almost five million bricks. There are corner bastions and embrasures in the outer walls and several structures in the interior courtyards, including a 2-story barracks. The fort was named in honor of General Duncan Lamont Clinch after his death in 1849. General Clinch was an important figure in the First and Second Seminole Wars who also fought in the War of 1812.
The fort was seized by Confederate forces in early 1861 and provided a safe haven for Confederate blockade runners during the first year of the Civil War. However, its recapture by Federal troops in early 1862 gave the Union control of the adjacent Georgia and Florida coasts and it served as the base of Union operations in the area throughout the Civil War. The fort was placed on caretaker status in 1869 and remained so until 1898 when it was occupied during the Spanish-American War, but abandoned afterwards.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began restoration during the 1930s, and in 1935, the State of Florida bought 256 acres (1.0 km2) that included the then-abandoned fort and the surrounding area. Fort Clinch State Park including the fort, opened to the public in 1938. The fort itself was closed
Fernandina Beach
Fernandina Beach, Florida - United States of America to the public during World War II and used as a communications and security post, but re-opened after the war ended. The fort was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. State Park personnel reenact military life at the fort, which is open from 8:00am till sundown, year-round.
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