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Maria Sanchez CreekThis creek first appeared and was named on the Antonio Arredondo map of 1737. There is no definitive answer of who this lake is named after. It used…
Parthenope PlantationDisclaimer: The Lipona Plantation is not researched extensively and many accounts of its history are varying. This page attempts to present the most…
Alcazar HotelOpened on December 25, 1888, the Alcazar is the sister hotel to Henry Flagler's Hotel Ponce de Leon. It was designed by the same architects, and…
King StreetKing Street originally ran from the waterfront to what is today Cordova Street, and based on the British map of the 1770s, continued past the city…
Davenport ParkThe date of Davenport Park's creation could not be located. Playground equipment was added in the 1920s. From 1931 until 1939, the St. Augustine Arts…
Governor's HouseThe Governor's House got its start in 1598 as the Royal Governor of East Florida's residence when Governor Gonzalo Mendez de Canzo built his home on…
Fort MatanzasLocated on Rattlesnake Island and built between 1740 and 1742 by the Spanish to prevent the British from sailing up the Matanzas River to attack the…
Florida East Coast Railroad HeadquartersMalaga Street has been the location of at least some Florida East Coast Railroad buildings since c.1885. In c.1905, Flagler built his depot here and…
Davis ShoresD. P. Davis, an established land developer of the early 20th Century, announced his purchase of northeastern acres of Anastasia Island in October of…
Our Confederate Dead MonumentForty-five men who served in Confederate armies from St. Augustine never returned home from the Civil War. Many were presumed buried in mass graves…