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Not Plymouth Rock but St Augustine is the Site of First Thanksgiving

By On September 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Featured, Uncategorized
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 St Augustine celebrated the 447th anniversary of its founding to the day on Saturday, September the 8th. The weekend was full of events at the Fountain of Youth Archeological Park complete with demonstrations throughout the 16th century encampment showcasing military life. Nearby at the Mission Nombre de Dios an actual reenactment of Pedro Menendez de Aviles’ landing [...]

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St Augustine Founder’s Day Celebration to Feature Menendez Casket Artifact

By On August 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Uncategorized
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Exciting news has been released by the St Augustine Record this week! The headboard from the casket of our city’s founder Pedro Menendez de Aviles‘ will soon return! The headboard was placed on the casket when Menendez was buried in Spain in 1574. His remains were taken from the casket and re-buried in a tomb at San Nicholas [...]

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Colonial Quarter Revamped to Include Not One but Three Centuries of St Augustine History!

By On August 11, 2012 · 804 Comments · In Uncategorized
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After a long process of planning and decision making based on who would be the best candidate to take over the operation of the closed-down Colonial Spanish Quarter, the University of Florida chose the St Augustine Pirate Treasure Museum owned by Pat Croce over two other candidates – Historic Tours of America (Old Town Trolley) [...]

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