| St. Augustine is a city located in
St. Johns County, in the region known as Florida’s
First Coast. As of 2004, the population recorded
by the U.S. Census Bureau was 12,157. On August
28, 1565, the Feast Day of Saint Augustine, Don
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés first sighted
the coast of Florida. Twelve days later, on September
8, he stepped ashore, planted the Spanish flag into
the sandy soil and, with soldiers and settlers who
had traveled with him and Timicuans who greeted
his arrival watching, Menéndez founded a
new city and named it San Agustín. St. Augustine
is the longest continually inhabited European founded
city in the United States, or more commonly called
the “Nation’s Oldest City.” Today
St. Augustine continues to thrive and prosper as
it proudly proclaims over four centuries of history
that includes Spanish and English, Greek and Minorcan,
Native American and African American influences.
Spanish Colonial era buildings still existing
in the city include the fortress Castillo de San
Marcos. The fortress successfully repelled the
British attacks of the 18th century, was occupied
by Union troops during the American Civil War,
and later served as a prison for the Native American
leader Osceola. It is now the Castillo de San
Marcos National Monument. In the late 19th century
the railroad came to town, and led by northeastern
industrialist Henry Flagler, St. Augustine became
a winter resort for the very wealthy. A number
of mansions and palatial grand hotels of this
era still exist.
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