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Jesse Fish (1724 or 1726–1790) was a shipmaster, [1] merchant, and realtor who lived in St. Augustine, Florida under both Spanish and British rule, and is infamous in the town's history to this day. He was a schemer involved in contraband trade and illegal real estate deals, and operated as a slaver, smuggler, and usurer.
Location of St. Johns County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Johns County, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Johns County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties ...
John D. Bailey (1924 – August 2018) was a civic leader and philanthropist in, and Mayor of, St. Augustine, Florida from 1965 to 1967. Early life
The St. Augustine Record is a daily morning newspaper published in St. Augustine, Florida. The newspaper was founded in 1894 and is owned by Gannett as of November 2019. During the 1920s the Record Company, as it was then named, published a series of well-regarded Florida county histories.
The community was established after the American Civil War in 1866. Freedmen (and women) Peter Sanks, Matilda Papy, Harriet Weedman, Miles Hancock, Israel McKenzie, Aaron DuPont and Tom Solana leased land for $1.00 a year on what was then the west bank of Maria Sanchez Creek, across from the developed part of St. Augustine.
West's self-written obituary begins like this: "Barbara Cummings West 7/11/16 - ", leaving a space for another date still to come. It continues: "Born in Brooklyn, NY but grew up in Binghamton, NY ...
St. Augustine 1750 House Segui-Smith House: St. Augustine 1754 House St. Francis Barracks: St. Augustine 1755 Religious/Military O'Reilly House: St. Augustine 1760-1785 House Rodriguez-Avero-Sanchez House: St. Augustine 1762 House Llambias House: St. Augustine Before 1763 House González-Jones House: St. Augustine Before 1763 House Lindsley ...
The St. Augustine Historical Society (SAHS) is a membership organization committed to the preservation and interpretation of historically significant structures, artifacts, and documentary materials related to St. Augustine, Florida. Formally organized on New Years Day 1883, SAHS is the oldest continuously operating museum and historical ...