Fort Matanzas National Monument

Fort Matanzas National Monument
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Monument
View of fort's western and southern facades
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Location	St. Johns County, Florida, US
Nearest city	St. Augustine, Florida
Coordinates	29°42′55″N 81°14′21″W / 29.71528°N 81.23917°W / 29.71528; -81.23917
Area	227.76 acres (0.91 km²)
Built	1740-42
Visitation	1,002,444 (2005)
Website	Fort Matanzas National Monument
NRHP reference No.	66000098[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NMON	October 15, 1924

Fort Matanzas National Monument (Spanish: Fuerte Matanzas) is the site where the Spanish built a fort. It was designated a United States National Monument on October 15, 1924.^[2] The monument consists of a 1740 Spanish fort called Fort Matanzas, and about 100 acres (0.4 km²) of salt marsh and barrier islands along the Matanzas River on the northern Atlantic coast of Florida. It is operated by the National Park Service in conjunction with the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in the city of St. Augustine.