Photos: Fort Clinch State Park

Named in honor of General Duncan Lamont Clinch after his death in 1849, Fort Clinch is a coastal fortification built by the United States on Amelia Island, at the entrance to the Cumberland Sound

Inside the Southwest Bastion.

The bastion is a part of the fort that projects outward from the curtain wall and positioned at the corners of the fort.

Walking towards the Southwest Bastion.

A look inside the blacksmith shop.

The fort’s bakery and blacksmith shop building (left) and a barracks building (right).

Scenes from the storehouse.

Scenes from the storehouse.

Gun platforms overlooking the Cumberland Sound.

The parapet of Fort Clinch.

A view of the Atlantic Ocean from the walls of Fort Clinch.

A look inside one of several kitchens at Fort Clinch.

One of several latrines (toilets) at Fort Clinch.

The headquarters at Fort Clinch.

Fort Clinch State Park is located at 2601 Atlantic Avenue in Fernandina Beach, Florida.

Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com