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St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine is a city in Northeast Florida and the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement and port in the continental United States. The county seat of St. Johns County, it is part of Florida's First Coast region and the Jacksonville metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 12,975.

Located at 29.8942, -81.3133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cities in St. Johns County, Florida, Populated coastal places in Florida, County seats in Florida, Jacksonville metropolitan area, Populated places established in 1565, United States colonial and territorial capitals, Spanish Florida, World Digital Library related, 1565 establishments in New Spain

Matanzas River

Matanzas River is a body of water located in St. Johns and Flagler counties in Florida. It is a narrow saltwater bar-bounded estuary sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by Anastasia Island. The Matanzas River is 23 miles in length and extends from St. Augustine Inlet southward to approximately 6.5 miles south of the Matanzas Inlet on the southern tip of Anastasia Island. The river is part of the Intracoastal Waterway. The Matanzas River at St.

Located at 29.9139, -81.2837 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Casa Monica Hotel

The Casa Monica Hotel is a historic hotel located in St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States. The Casa Monica Hotel is one of the oldest hotels in the United States and is a member of the "Historic Hotels of America" National Trust.

Located at 29.8917, -81.3137 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse

The Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse is a wooden structure located at 14 St. George Street in St. Augustine, Florida near the city gate. It is touted as being the oldest wooden school building in the United States. The exact date of construction is unknown, but it first appears on tax records in 1716. There are no extant wooden buildings in St. Augustine built prior to 1702 when the British burned the city.

Located at 29.8974, -81.3136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine

The Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine is a diocese of the Catholic Church's Latin Church in the U.S. state of Florida. Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Miami, it covers much of North Florida, including the cities of St. Augustine, Jacksonville, and Gainesville. The bishop's seat is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine; the current bishop is Felipe de Jesús Estévez. St. Augustine is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the continental United States.

Located at 29.8942, -81.3133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Trinity Parish (St. Augustine, Florida)

Trinity Parish is an historic Episcopal Church at the corner of King and Saint George streets in downtown St. Augustine, Florida. It is the oldest Protestant church in Florida and has some of the oldest and most beautiful stained glass windows in the Episcopal Diocese of Florida.

Located at 29.8922, -81.3128 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Clapp Octagon House

The Clapp Octagon House is an historic octagonal house located at 62 Lighthouse Avenue in the historic Lighthouse Park neighborhood on the north end of Anastasia Island in St. Augustine, Florida. It was built in 1886 for Rollin N. Clapp of St. Louis, Missouri. It is the only classic surviving octagon house in St. Augustine. It has been called: "One of St. Augustine's most important residential buildings.

Located at 29.8873, -81.2889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Houses in St. Johns County, Florida, Octagon houses in Florida, Historic Florida architecture 1989 AIA survey listings in St. Johns County

Siege of St. Augustine (1702)

The Siege of St. Augustine was an action in Queen Anne's War during November and December 1702. It was conducted by English provincial forces from the Province of Carolina and their native allies, under the command of Carolina's governor James Moore, against the Spanish colonial fortress of Castillo de San Marcos at St. Augustine, in Spanish Florida. After destroying coastal Spanish communities north of St. Augustine, Moore's forces arrived at St.

Located at 29.8978, -81.3114 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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The King's Bakery

The King's Bakery is a coquina stone structure in St. Augustine, Florida built during the British colonial period in Florida (1763 - 1784). The building located on Marine Street, with the rear facing Matanzas Bay, was constructed to supply bread to the British troops quartered across the street at the St. Francis Barracks, a building which formerly housed Franciscan monks assigned to the Franciscan monastery during the First Spanish Period (1565 - 1763) of St. Augustine.

Located at 29.8867, -81.3093 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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St. Francis Barracks

St. Francis Barracks is a historic structure constructed of coquina stone located on Marine Street in St. Augustine, Florida named in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. The barracks were constructed between 1724 and 1755 by monks of the Order of St. Francis to replace a series of previous wooden buildings which were destroyed by the ravages of the Florida sub-tropical climate and by fire, both accidental and intentional when the city was razed by the English in 1702.

Located at 29.8877, -81.3098 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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St. Augustine, Florida, Buildings and structures in St. Johns County, Florida

Huguenot Cemetery

The Huguenot Cemetery in St. Augustine, Florida located across from the historic City Gate was a Protestant burial ground between the years 1821 and 1884. The Spanish colonial city of St. Augustine, along with the entire Florida Territory became defacto American possessions after the 1819 signing of the Adams-Onis Treaty. The actual physical occupation of the city and Florida territory occurred in 1821. Prior to American occupation the Spanish city of St.

Located at 29.8982, -81.314 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Colonial Quarter

For most of its history, the Colonial Quarter has been known as the Colonial Spanish Quarter. This site closed in fall 2011 and is currently (as of December 2012) closed and is in the middle of a large remodelling project.

Located at 29.8966, -81.3131 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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