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Native Americans, Spanish explorers, British rulers and freed slaves – all have played major roles in the colorful history of St. Augustine, the first permanent European settlement in America. In this “Oldest City,” you can see historic sights from every era – from Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth to The Oldest Wooden School House in the USA to the opulent hotels of the 1880s.

Keeping Black History Alive at Fort Mose
The Fort Mose Historical Society in conjunction with the State of Florida Park Service seeks to develop a world-class...
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Backyards & Attics
As a child, I was ever-intrigued by the whisper of ghostly secrets from our upstairs attic and shout of...
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Family Travel: The Fourth Dimension
Like most students, Aaron had his first Florida history lesson in a schoolhouse. Thing is, inside this particular schoolhouse,...
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Beaches and Bastions
When a singer-songwriter daughter of mine some years ago wanted to leave a big city for a smaller one,...
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Flight to Freedom Annual Historic Reenactment

Flight to Freedom
Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, or Fort Mose, was the first legally sanctioned community of freed slaves...
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Magical Holidays
Festive horse-drawn carriages wind through the streets. A grand Christmas tree unfurled in the plaza, trimmed with red ribbons...
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