Fort Matanzas
St. Augustine area, Florida, United States
Other · local-legend
The Story
HauntedPlaces.org recounts sightings of soldiers in French and Spanish uniforms at Fort Matanzas, along with unexplained footsteps around the premises. The stories connect the landscape’s military past with the earlier massacre remembered in its name. The present fort and the sixteenth-century killings belong to different periods; the haunting is best presented as local military folklore.
The Hauntings
HauntedPlaces.org recounts sightings of soldiers in French and Spanish uniforms at Fort Matanzas, along with unexplained footsteps around the premises. The stories connect the landscape’s military past with the earlier massacre remembered in its name. The present fort and the sixteenth-century killings belong to different periods; the haunting is best presented as local military folklore.
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Sources & further reading.
- HauntedPlaces.org — Fort Matanzas (reports)
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