Archaeologist working at San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park - St. Marks, Florida

Title

• Archaeologist working at San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park - St. Marks, Florida

Image Number

• FPS00418

Year

• 197-

Series Title

• General: Florida Park Service Collection.
• Specific: Florida Park Service Collection Series 236, Box 1, envelope 180

General Note

• San Marcos de Apalache is the second oldest surviving Spanish fortification in Florida. Built in 1680, it was located at the confluence of the Wakulla and St. Marks rivers. It was also utilized during the U.S. Civil War. The 17-acre site became a state park in 1964. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, and is also a National Engineering Landmark and a National Historic Landmark. The museum was built in the 1960s atop the foundation of the Civil War-era Marine Hospital, which itself was constructed from materials from the original Spanish fort.

Additional Corporate Creator

• Florida. - Division of Recreation and Parks.

Physical Description

• 1 photonegative - b&w. - 4 x 5 in.

Subject Term

• Parks--Florida--Wakulla County--Saint Marks
• Archaeologists
• Excavations (Archaeology)
• Archaeology
• Historic sites--Florida--Wakulla County--Saint Marks
• Fortification--Florida--Wakulla County--Saint Marks
• Buildings--Florida--Wakulla County--Saint Marks
• Architecture--Florida--Wakulla County--Saint Marks
• State parks and reserves--Florida--Wakulla County--Saint Marks

Geographic Term

• San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park (Fla)
• Ichetucknee Springs State Park (Fla)
• Saint Marks (Fla)
• Wakulla County (Fla)

Subject Corporate

• Florida Park Service

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