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A Religious Massacre Haunts this Tiny Florida Island

By Kathleen Walls

Fort Matanzas

A notorious, massacre haunts Rattlesnake Island on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, just south of St. Augustine. A hint of those dangerous days lingers at Fort Matanzas, which was built protect the back door to Florida’s oldest city.

Filed Under: Florida History, Florida State Parks Tagged With: fort matanzas, Palm Coast, St. Augustine

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