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A black and white illustration of a cemetery in St. Augustine, Florida. Several obelisks tower above an iron fence, surrounded by scraggly trees. Two coquina pyramids on the left honor US "victims" of the Seminole War.

"The Ancient City" — Harpers Monthly Magazine 1874

Peek into 1870s St. Augustine with this article, which is part fiction / part travel guide.

The ACCORD Civil Rights Museum houses a collection of items and photos from Dr. Martin Luther King's visit to St. Augustine in the 1960s.

ACCORD Freedom Trail

Visit and learn about Civil Rights destinations in St. Augustine

Jorge (Georges) Biassou

African slave, Haitian revolutionary, Spanish general, and Florida's only black caudillo. When Jorge Biassou arrived in St. Augustine in 1796, he was already a legend in his own time.

Fort Matanzas guards the southern waterway approach to St. Augustine.

Fort Matanzas Handbook

The National Parks Service's official guide to Fort Matanzas National Monument.

Seven men dressed in Spanish-era military costumes stand facing the camera. The leftmost five men are Black, depicting residents of Fort Mose — these men hold period accurate rifles, resting their stocks on the Florida grass. The rightmost two men are White and have more complex uniforms than the other five,

Fort Mose — Black Fortress of Freedom

The first destination of the Underground Railroad was here in St. Augustine.

A black and white photograph of the Castillo de San Marcos (then Fort Marion) in St. Augustine Florida. The photo faces north and features the sea wall along Matanzas Bay on the right side of the image. The coquina for stands in a 'moat' full of grass.

Glimpses of St. Augustine

View images of St. Augustine from over a hundred years ago.

A black and white photograph of a street in St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1915. In the foreground is a coquina wall that runs parallel to the street, which is sand. In the middle of the image is a row of historic houses. Power lines can also be seen. On the top border of the image, the words MOTOR AGE is superimposed over the sky in a serif font.

St. Augustine — Patriarch of American Cities

1915 Motor Age Magazine article about St. Augustine's history.

St. Augustine Under Three Flags front cover

St. Augustine Under Three Flags: A Pictorial History of Fort Marion

A 1925 article about the history of the Castillo de San Marcos

Inside St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church in St. Augustine's historic Lincolnville neighborhood.

St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church

A historic Episcopal Church in the Lincolnville Neighborhood of St. Augustine.

St. Paul A.M.E. Church

A historic Methodist church with a long story and thriving congregation.

The Stono Rebellion at a Glance

What was the Stono Rebellion? Discover a South Carolina Freedom Struggle