Old Fort Park Archeological Site
The Old Fort Park Archeological Site is a historic site in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States. On July 10, 2008, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[1]
Old Fort Park Archeological Site | |
![]() Foundation of Turnbull Palace in Fort Park | |
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| Location | New Smyrna Beach, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 29°1′37.83″N 80°55′20.37″W |
| MPS | Archeological Resources of the 18th-Century Smyrnea Settlement of Dr. Andrew Turnbull MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000629[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 10, 2008[1] |

View of the southeast corner of the Fort San Juan de Pinos as reconstucted in the beginning of the 18th Century by the Jorora Indians.[2]
This property is part of the Archeological Resources of the 18th-Century Smyrnea Settlement of Dr. Andrew Turnbull Multiple Property Submission, a Multiple Property Submission to the National Register.[1]
References
- Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 7/07/08 through 7/11/08
- Luis, Arredondo, Antonio De ; Gómes, José (1914), English: Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. "Es copia conforme con el original existente en este Archivo General de Indias. Est 86-C[?] 5-L[?] 24. Sevilla y mayo 16 de 1914." LC Luso-Hispanic World, 831 Indexed. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image. Vault, retrieved 2020-10-02

View from the top of the Fort San Juan de Pinos of the approach to what have been the City of the Mosquitos (now downtown New Smyrna Beach) from Mosquito Inlet (now Ponce de Leon Inlet). Buttresses at the corners and sides of structure belie the assumption that it was originally built for anything but an above ground purpose.
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