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Fernandina Beach: Fort Clinch Fort Clinch, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida.

Fernandina Beach

Florida, United States
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Fernandina Beach, city, seat (1824) of Nassau county, extreme northeastern Florida, U.S. It is situated on Amelia Island (one of the Sea Islands), just south of the Georgia border and near the mouth of the St. Marys River, about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Jacksonville. The site was occupied by Timucua Indians when the French attempted settlement in the 16th century. Spaniards built a fort and a mission (c. 1686), which were destroyed by...

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