Entryway to Sentry Box Showing Daylight through Gun-slot
This is a view of the entryway to the sentry box which illustrates the soft surface of the coquina stone (a soft limestone formed from broken shells and corals), which was used as the primary building material at Fort Matanzas. This fort is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as Fort Matanzas National Monument.Galleries:Florida Forts and Battlefields, Fort Matanzas, Forts and Fortifications, St. JohnsKeywords:Fort Matanzas National Park, Forts, Garita, National Monument, Saint Augustine, Spanish fort, St. Augustine, bartizan, coquina, limestone, sentry boxPhoto Location: Fort Matanzas National Monument, St. Johns County, FloridaPhotographer: Dr. Roy WinkelmanDate of Photo: 12/17/2013Device Make: CanonDevice Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark IIExposure Time: 0.025F Number: 16Original Dimensions: 5616×3744Picture Orientation: LandscapeGPS Coordinates: 29°42′55″N 81°14′21″WPicture Number: 25946
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