Fort Caroline National Memorial - site commemorating an early French colony

Fort Caroline National Memorial marks the approximate location of the 1564–1565 French Huguenot colony, one of the earliest European colonization attempts in what is now the continental United States. The memorial is administered by the National Park Service and interprets the French settlement, its conflict with Spanish forces, and the broader 16th-century colonial context. Fort Caroline is part of the Timucuan Preserve and includes reconstructed features and interpretive exhibits for visitors. The site's commemoration of a 16th-century French presence makes it a distinctive historical landmark in Jacksonville.