Fort Caroline National Memorial (René Goulaine de Laudonnière and Jean Ribault)

Fort Caroline National Memorial interprets the 1564 French Huguenot colonization of the St. Johns River area led by figures including René Goulaine de Laudonnière and Jean Ribault. The memorial also explains the 1565 conflict with Spanish forces under Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, which resulted in the destruction of the French settlement. Historians debate the precise original location of the 16th-century fort, but the national memorial at this site presents the documented events and personalities involved.