#coquina — Public Fediverse posts

The #Castillo de San Marcos (#Castle of St Mark) was originally built by the #Spanish when #Florida was their colony.
The Castillo was built of local #coquina #stone, which made the wall much more resistant to cannon fire than other forts of the day, as the coquina was just a cement of sand and shells and gives in on impact with something like a cannonball, preventing wider damage.
The #fort never fell in battle, but flew under the flags of 5 governments.
#CastilloDeSanMarcos, #StAugustine, #StoneWall, #PalmTree, #FloridaHistory, #Photography, #Photo
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/side-of-castillo-de-san-marcos-heron-and-fox.html

The #Castillo de San Marcos (#Castle of St Mark) was originally built by the #Spanish when #Florida was their colony.
The Castillo was built of local #coquina #stone, which made the wall much more resistant to cannon fire than other forts of the day, as the coquina was just a cement of sand and shells and gives in on impact with something like a cannonball, preventing wider damage.
The #fort never fell in battle, but flew under the flags of 5 governments.
#CastilloDeSanMarcos, #StAugustine, #StoneWall, #PalmTree, #FloridaHistory, #Photography, #Photo
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/side-of-castillo-de-san-marcos-heron-and-fox.html

The #Castillo de San Marcos (#Castle of St Mark) was originally built by the #Spanish when #Florida was their colony.
The Castillo was built of local #coquina #stone, which made the wall much more resistant to cannon fire than other forts of the day, as the coquina was just a cement of sand and shells and gives in on impact with something like a cannonball, preventing wider damage.
The #fort never fell in battle, but flew under the flags of 5 governments.
#CastilloDeSanMarcos, #StAugustine, #StoneWall, #PalmTree, #FloridaHistory, #Photography, #Photo
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/side-of-castillo-de-san-marcos-heron-and-fox.html

The #Castillo de San Marcos (#Castle of St Mark) was originally built by the #Spanish when #Florida was their colony.
The Castillo was built of local #coquina #stone, which made the wall much more resistant to cannon fire than other forts of the day, as the coquina was just a cement of sand and shells and gives in on impact with something like a cannonball, preventing wider damage.
The #fort never fell in battle, but flew under the flags of 5 governments.
#CastilloDeSanMarcos, #StAugustine, #StoneWall, #PalmTree, #FloridaHistory, #Photography, #Photo
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/side-of-castillo-de-san-marcos-heron-and-fox.html

The #Castillo de San Marcos (#Castle of St Mark) was originally built by the #Spanish when #Florida was their colony.
The Castillo was built of local #coquina #stone, which made the wall much more resistant to cannon fire than other forts of the day, as the coquina was just a cement of sand and shells and gives in on impact with something like a cannonball, preventing wider damage.
The #fort never fell in battle, but flew under the flags of 5 governments.
#CastilloDeSanMarcos, #StAugustine, #StoneWall, #PalmTree, #FloridaHistory, #Photography, #Photo
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/side-of-castillo-de-san-marcos-heron-and-fox.html

Several years ago I found this beautiful chunk of #coquina on the #beach in a remote area south of St. Augustine, #Florida. #CrescentBeach, if any of you know it. I look at it every day & it brings back #memories of visits to the beach to visit my parents who lived in Palm Coast. Happy memories. Times I miss. #Photography