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The visitor center greets those seeking the Fort Caroline National Memorial, and houses historic displays, exhibits and recreations. Established in 1953, the fort standing today is a reproduction based on the 16th century sketches by Jacques Le Moyne (actually reproductions of his sketches made by a Dutch publisher named deBry). The first replica fort at Fort Caroline National Memorial was destroyed in 1964 by Hurricane Dora. The demise of the French colony at Fort Caroline was also due to a hurricane.
The memorial is part of the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, named for the Timucuan cultures that the French and Spanish encountered. The Timucuan people "officially" died in 1767, when Juan Alonso Cavale died in Guanabacoa, Cuba where he was taken, along with another 89 surviving missionized indians.
The visitor center greets those seeking the Fort Caroline National Memorial, and houses historic displays, exhibits and recreations. Established in 1953, the fort standing today is a reproduction based on the 16th century sketches by Jacques Le Moyne (actually reproductions of his sketches made by a Dutch publisher named deBry). The first replica fort at Fort Caroline National Memorial was destroyed in 1964 by Hurricane Dora. The demise of the French colony at Fort Caroline was also due to a hurricane.
The memorial is part of the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, named for the Timucuan cultures that the French and Spanish encountered. The Timucuan people "officially" died in 1767, when Juan Alonso Cavale died in Guanabacoa, Cuba where he was taken, along with another 89 surviving missionized indians.
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