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Time Line
of Fort
1565-1675 Nine wooden forts fol-low one another in suc-cession falling victim to fire, the humid cli-mate, and shoddy construction. Queen Regent Mariana orders construction of the Castillo de San Marcos in 1669. The Viceroy of Mexico resolves in 1670 to give 12,000 pesos to St. Augustine immediately and 10,000 pesos annually until construction of the Castillo is finished. 1672 Ground broken for the Castillo de San Marcos on October 2. 1695 Cubo Line earthwork built on north city limit to protect against invasion. 1704-5 Rosario Line earthwork built on west and south. 1718-19 Casemate work begun but halted by war. 1738 Hornabeque Line, an additional earthwork, constructed to the north of the city. 1743 Casemate work begun in 1738 finished. Royal coat of arms placed over gate to signify com-pletion. 1752-56 Inscription gives credit to Gov. Alonso Fernandez de Heredia and Engineer Pedro de Brozas y Garay 1762 Fort Mose Line, an earthwork, built as the city's outermost defense. Work to enlarge the Castillo's ravelin never completed. 1776 Second floor in the case-mates added by British 1825 Castillo renamed Fort Marion. 1842-44 Few changes made by the Americans: moat on east side filled, water battery constructed, some modern artillery added. 1900 Post of St. Augustine deactivated. 1924 Declared a National Monument 1935 National Park Service begins administration. 1942 Original name, Castillo de San Marcos, restored. Submitted by Jo Ann Scott |