The Fort Clinch State Park is Florida State Park, located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island, along the Amelia River. Its 1,100 acres (4 km 2 ) includes the 19th century Fort Clinch, dunes, plains, maritime hammocks and estuary tidal swamps. The park and castle are located in the northeast of Fernandina Beach at the entrance to Cumberland Sound.
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Fort Clinch Edit
Fort Clinch is a 19th-century brick fort that began in 1847 after the end of the Second Seminole War. It was named in honor of General Duncan Lamont Clinch, an important figure in First and Second Seminole Wars. The only battle in Clinch was when Union forces reconquered the castle in 1862 after the Confederate forces seized control the previous year. Fort Clinch served as the base of Union operations in the area during the Civil War.
In 1935, the State of Florida purchased 256 hectares (1.0 km 2 ) which included the abandoned castle and the surrounding area. Fort Clinch State Park includes the castle, opened to the public in 1938.
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Recreational activities Edit
In addition to exploring Fort Clinch, activities include fishing dock, sunbathing, hiking, surfcasting, camping, birding, and shooting. Visitors can also enjoy a picnic, swim, bike ride, beach combing, and see wildlife. Park personnel revive military life in the castle. Among the wildlife in this park are rare purple corals, crocodiles, white-tailed deer, and other birds. Visitors can also see dolphins and manatees.
Facilities include a visitor's information center, a 1/2 mile pier with cold showers and a washroom/locker room, a few miles from the beach, 3.3 miles (5.3 km) unpaved road, and a 6 mile (10 km) hiking trail. The park has two campers, one on the Amelia River, the other on the Atlantic Coast. The Amelia River Campsite has two hot showers/showers for 41 campgrounds in oak hammocks. The Atlantic Beach campground has one hot-toilet/shower facility for 21 sites with a boosted boardwalk. The park also offers primitive camping and youth camping.
The park is a gateway site for the Great Florida Birding Trail.
Military re-demo Edit
On the first weekend of each month, the costumed translators performed a reenactment of the life history of Civil War soldiers in 1864 at Fort Clinch. His activities include military training, and work in the castle laundry, health room, kitchen, barracks, deck, USA Sanitation Commission, and carpentry shop.
The fortress holds other camps throughout the year.
Clock Edit
The park is open from 8:00 am until sunset throughout the year.
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External links Edit
- Media related to Fort Clinch State Park on Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Clinch State Park - the official site
- Register Nassau County on National Historic Site List
- Register Nassau County at the Office of Florida Culture and History Program
- Fort Clinch State Park at Florida Parks
- Florida State Historic Site - Fort Clinch at National Park Service - Links to the Past
- Explore Florida - Fort Clinch Photo Gallery at the Florida Center for Instructional Technologies
- American Historical Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. FL-8, "Fort Clinch State Park, 2601 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, FL", 4 pages of data
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