Fort Clinch
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Fort Clinch is a 19th-century masonry coastal fortification, built as part of the Third System of seacoast defense conceived by the United States. It is located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island in Nassau County, Florida. The fort lies to the northeast of Fernandina Beach at the entrance to the Cumberland Sound, in the northeast part of the state. Today it is included within the boundaries of Fort Clinch State Park.
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Fort Clinch | |
Location | Amelia Island, Nassau County, Florida |
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Coordinates | 30°42′16.88″N 81°27′16.06″W |
Built | 1847-1869 |
Architectural style | Brick Masonry |
Visitation | 167,000 (an average year) |
NRHP reference No. | 72000343[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 15, 1972 |
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