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Begun in 1993, the Nights of Lights festival is a public-private partnership, between the City of St. Augustine and the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, and local businesses and residents. [3] Architectural firm Angels of Architecture has designed and installed the jointly-funded lighting displays since 1996. [3]
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St. Augustine, Florida, a beautiful town and our nation's oldest city, was the scene of raging tempers, flaring violence, and the most corrupt coalition of segregationist opposition outside of Mississippi. It was a stronghold of the Ku Klux Klan and the John Birch Society. There the Klan made a last-ditch stand against the nonviolent movement.
Museums in St. Augustine, Florida (25 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in St. Augustine, Florida" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
The first European known to have explored the coasts of Florida was the Spanish explorer and governor of Puerto Rico, Juan Ponce de León, who likely ventured in 1513 as far north as the vicinity of the future St. Augustine, naming the peninsula he believed to be an island "La Florida" and claiming it for the Spanish crown.
Jacksonville operates the largest urban park system in the United States, providing facilities and services at more than 337 locations on more than 80,000 acres (320 km 2) located throughout the city. [4]