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Secret dungeon at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1915-1930

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Alternate title:The Famous Secret Dungeon, Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Fla.
Summary:The dungeons at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1915-1930. Caption reads: "The Famous Secret Dungeon, Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Fla. This dungeon in the northeast bastion was accidentally discovered by Lieut. Tuttle in 1833. The entrance having been walled up so carefully as to almost baffle discovery. A report of the finding of which is now on record in the War Department. The room is 20 ft. long. 13 ft. wide and 7 ft. high." Postcard number: 31495.
Provider:W.J. Harris Company
Curt Teich & Co.
Century:1901-2000
Printing place:North America
United States of America
Illinois
Chicago
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Florida
Place of origin – Settlement:St. Augustine
Temporal subject: 1911-1920
1921-1930
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Florida
Geographical subject – Settlement:St. Augustine
Topical subjects:Forts & fortifications
Dungeons
Castillo de San Marcos (Saint Augustine, Fla.)
Genre:Postcards
ArchivesUM location:National Trust Library Postcard Collection
Repository:National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
Collection:National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection
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