Fort Clinch is #18 on the map
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 This site on Amelia Island is at the entrance to the St.
Marys River and the Cumberland Sound and has been
occupied by various military troops Since 1736.
Construction of a fort, later named Fort Clinch, was
begun in 1847. Fort Clinch is a pentagonal brick fort
with both inner and outer walls and was a safe haven for
blockade runners during the Civil War. Briefly occupied
by Confederate forces, its recapture by Federal troops
in early 1862 gave the Union control of the adjacent
Georgia and Florida coasts. The fort was used in 1898
during the Spanish-American War, but was abandoned until
the Civil Conservation Corps (CCC) restored it in the
1930s. Fort Clinch is interpreted as the base of Union
operations in the area throughout the Civil War.
Fort Clinch is on A1A at the north end of Amelia Island, three
miles north of Fernandina Beach. Open daily from 8 AM - dusk.
Fort
open daily 9 AM - 5 PM (904) 277-7274.
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