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Known as the Ancient City, St. Augustine features centuries-old architecture, iconic cultural sites, and unspoiled beaches.
St. Augustine (/ ˈ ɔː ɡ ə s t iː n / AW-gə-steen; Spanish: San Agustín [san aɣusˈtin]) is a city in and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States.Located 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Jacksonville, the city is on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida.
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.
Anastasia State Park is a 1,600-acre (6.5 km 2) state park in Florida, United States. Its location is on a peninsula on Anastasia Island across Matanzas Bay from downtown St. Augustine along the Atlantic coastal plain. This park has a variety of wildlife, birds and plants in a setting of beaches, tidal salt marsh, and marine and upland hammock.
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 map depicts Fort Mose and the Castillo de San Marcos during Oglethorpe's siege of 1740. In 1738, Governor Montiano ordered construction of the Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose military fort, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of St. Augustine. Any fugitive slaves discovered by the Spanish were directed to head there.
St. Augustine: First free African settlement in the United States [6] 49: Shell Bluff Landing (8SJ32) April 25, 1991 : Address Restricted: Ponte Vedra Beach: 50: Solla-Carcaba Cigar Factory: Solla-Carcaba Cigar Factory: May 6, 1993 : 88 Riberia St.
The St. Augustine lighthouse in 1824. St. Augustine was the site of the first lighthouse established in Florida by the new, territorial, American Government in 1824. . According to some archival records and maps, this "official" American lighthouse was placed on the site of an earlier watchtower built by the Spanish as early as the late 16th c