LOCATION FILE
Fort Amsterdam
FOLLOWPhilipsburg, Sint Maarten
DIRECTIONS →OVERVIEW
Built by the Dutch in 1631 to guard the salt pans of Great Bay, seized by Spain in 1633, abandoned in 1648 and fought over by the Dutch, French and English through the following century. Its walls and gun positions survive above Philipsburg.
HISTORY
The fort's salt pans were the reason the island was contested at all.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
The ruin is reported locally as an uneasy place after dark. Nothing is documented.
VISITING
Freely accessible on the headland; the path is exposed and unshaded.
SITE PLAN
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A plan of the building or grounds is what a second team opens on a phone in the dark. Going there? Volunteer to map it, then upload your plan.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
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HISTORICAL RECORD · 0 CITED ENTRIES
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COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
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