Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nestled on 40 acres between a quiet St. Augustine neighborhood and the Tolomato River sits a historical site that, while not as ...

There now is a fort at Fort Mose Historic State Park in St. Augustine.In comparison to Castillo de San Marcos, the massive fort a few miles to the south, it’s a small structure. And it isn’t the ...

Fort Mose will launch a Black history trail to educate visitors about slaves' "flight to freedom" to St. Augustine centuries ago. The fort was the first legally sanctioned free Black settlement in ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — This will be a historic weekend in St. Augustine, as hundreds are expected to get their first look at the newly constructed replica of the 1738 Fort Mose. A ribbon-cutting ...

Fort Mose was established as the first free black community by Spanish decree in the 1700′s. It’s original intent was as an early warning system for the Spanish in St. Augustine against the British ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Black culture stretches further back in St. Augustine history than many may know. The first free Africans in America lived in the area, and when Spain still ruled Florida, Fort ...

The reconstructed wooden Fort at Fort Mose Historic State Park provides visitors a look at life at the 1740 First Free Black community in North America Fort Mose Historic State Park is the site of the ...

Local officials, Florida State Parks leaders celebrate groundbreaking at Fort Mose Historic State Park. St. Johns tourism marketing will have different look in 2024 ...

Honors first legally sanctioned free Black community in present-day United States ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, January 19, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a ...

Fort Mose, located near St. Augustine, Florida, is the site of the first free-slave settlement in what is now the United States. Established in 1738, Fort Mose provided refuge for those escaping ...