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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National Memorial
Encampment - Battle for St. Johns Bluff

The Timucuan Preserve is pleased to announce a new annual fall event.

Held for the first time over the weekend of September 28, 29 & 30, 2007 to honor the 145th anniversary of the Battle of St. Johns Bluff, the Encampment for the Battle of St. Johns Bluff will be offered as an annual Civil War event at Fort Caroline National Memorial.

View the slide show below, and check back for this event in the fall of 2008!

 
Florida Territorial Governor William Pope Duval  

Did You Know?
One of the Huguenot inhabitants of la Caroline had the surname of "DuVal.” Jacksonville, Florida, where the national memorial is located, is within Duval County which is named for Florida's first civilian territorial governor, William Pope Duval, a Huguenot descendant.
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Last Updated: October 21, 2007 at 11:56 EST