National Historic Landmarks, St. Augustine FL

National Historic Landmarks, St. Augustine FL

St. Augustine is home to 6 landmarks recognized by the US Government for historical significance. The Sand Bucket at Seaside is just a short drive to these designations.

St. Augustine, FL, USA

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The Ponce De Leon Hotel (now Flagler College)

The Ponce De Leon Hotel (now Flagler College)

Tourism in St. Augustine began when Henry Morrison Flagler, a millionaire and co-founder of Standard Oil, built the Ponce De Leon Hotel in St. Augustine. Flagler visited St. Augustine while honeymooning with his second wife and fell in love with the area's shore and the balmy winter climate. Wealthy northerners were just beginning to discover this wonderful winter climate and Flagler and his wife were surprised at the lack of hotels so he decided to build a new one. Flagler

RhondaRhonda
Mar 15, 2019
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About Fort Mose

About Fort Mose

Established in 1738 by Colonial Spanish Florida's Governor Manuel Montiano, Fort Mose gave sanctuary to Africans challenging enslavement in the English Colony of Carolina. Approximately 100 Africans lived at Fort Mose, forming more than 20 households. Together they created a frontier community which drew on a range of African backgrounds blended with Spanish, Native American and English cultural traditions.

RhondaRhonda
Oct 24, 2018
Our History

Our History

While Catholicism may have seemed dead in Florida from the arrival of the English, since all the Catholic Spaniards departed for Caribbean ports, the arrival of a workforce composed of Minorcans, Italians, and Greeks in 1767 at what is now New Smyrna Beach led to the resurgence of the Catholic faith on the peninsula and, eventually, in the City of St.

RhondaRhonda
Oct 24, 2018

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