The colony got its name as it was spotted on Aug. 28 by Menéndez, the feast day of St. Augustine, according to History.com. The explorer set foot on the Florida coast "with much pomp and ...

The decision was made after discovering a colony of small birds known as Least ... Park to a point located 3.9 miles south of the St. Augustine Inlet. According to USACE Jacksonville, the goal ...

The colonization of St. Augustine preceded the "lost colony" of Roanoke, Virginia, by 20 years, the first permanent English settlement at nearby Jamestown by 42 years, and the iconic Pilgrim ...

Located on St. George Street in downtown St. Augustine's historic district ... Spanish Garrison Town and the 18th Century British Colony. In each section, depending on the day, travelers can ...

The St Augustine Celtic Music and Heritage Festival is this weekend, and it just received some big news. USA Today has named the event the No. 4 cultural festival in the nation. Some people may ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – It’s that time of year ... the people who settled America’s first colony with Menéndez probably had children and grandchildren living there.” No description found ...

SAXTON and Staff, to St. Simon's Island, Geo., and Fernandina and St. Augustine, Fla. The object was to inquire after the condition of the negro refugees -- about 1,700 in number -- who have ...

Many events led to the nation’s beginnings like the establishment of Roanoke colony in 1585 ... the Spanish established their settlement in St. Augustine, Florida. Later, it took the title ...

in a Spanish Colony that is now St. Augustine, Florida. And the first recorded celebration of St. Patrick’s Day in the country was also in St. Augustine, one year earlier than the first parade.