Florida - San Marcos de Apalache (Fort Ward)
San Marcos de Apalache (Fort Ward)
San Marcos de Apalache
This state park area preserves
the remains of Spanish,
American and Confederate forts
dating back more than 300 years.
Spanish Stonework
Picturesque stone ruins at San
Marcos are from a Spanish fort
constructed during the 1700s.
San Marcos de Apalache, the
Spanish Fort "St. Marks of
Apalachee" is the centerpieces of a
Historic State Park in St. Marks,
Florida.
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San Marcos de Apalache ("St. Marks
of Apalachee") preserves the site of a
series of forts dating back to the
1600s.
For more than a century, this point at
the confluence of the St. Marks and
Wakulla Rivers was the site of forts
constructed and occupied by the
Spanish. Over the years the fort was
attacked by pirates, captured by
Seminole Indians, destroyed in a
hurricane and seized by a U.S. Army
under future President Andrew
Jackson. In later years, the Southern
troops erected earthworks called Fort
Ward on the site.
To begin your exploration of this
fascinating site, follow these links:.
San Marcos de Apalache is located
adjacent to the city of St. Marks,
Florida, south of Tallahassee. The
park includes ruins of fortifications,
a museum, a walking trail,
interpretive signs and more.
Copyright 2006 by Dale A. Cox
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