San Felipe

fort, South Carolina, United States

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Parris Island

  • Parris Island, South Carolina
    In Parris Island

    …site of the Spanish fort San Felipe in 1566. The fort guarded Santa Elena, the capital of Spanish Florida, which was established during the same period. The 5.5-mile- (9-km-) long island was used as a coaling station by Union forces during the American Civil War. In 1889 it was made…

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