Day 1 of my road trip across the USA brought me to my favorite city in Florida, St. Augustine; the oldest city in the country, and easily one of the most beautiful.
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I snapped this shot at Fort Mose Historic State Park. This incredible site is a U.S. National Historic Landmark, and the rich history of this place is something that every school should be teaching our youth. 👇🏽
Hidden away in the marshes of St. Augustine is one of the most important sites in American history: the first free community of ex-slaves, founded in 1738 and called Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose or Fort Mose (pronounced Moh-Say). Fort Mose played an extremely important role in the development of colonial North America.
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As early as 1687, the Spanish government had begun to offer asylum to slaves who managed to escape from British colonies (the first Underground Railroad ran SOUTH to Florida from the colonies!). In 1693, the Spanish Crown officially proclaimed that runaways would find freedom in Florida, in return for converting to Catholicism and a term for men of four years' military service to the Crown. In effect, Spain created a maroon settlement in Florida as a front-line defense against English attacks from the north. Spain also intended to destabilize the plantation economy of the British colonies by creating a free black community to attract slaves seeking escape and refuge from British slavery.
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Fort Mose was the first free African settlement legally sanctioned in what would become the United States and had a total population of about 100. The village had a wall around it, with dwellings inside, plus a church and an earthen fort.
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The history of Fort Mose is far deeper, and far more interesting then I can convey on @Instagram so please do your own reading on it and learn more about the very earliest history of what is now the United States.

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0.47 km from Fort Mose Historic State Park

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Comfort Suites St. Augustine Historic District Area

3150 North Ponce de Leon St. Augustine FL

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1.01 km from Fort Mose Historic State Park

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1.06 km from Fort Mose Historic State Park

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Travelodge by Wyndham Hotel & Cottages St Augustine/Historic

290 San Marco Ave St. Augustine FL

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1.09 km from Fort Mose Historic State Park

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3101 N Ponce De Leon Blvd St. Augustine FL

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1.14 km from Fort Mose Historic State Park

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1.26 km from Fort Mose Historic State Park

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Quality Inn St Augustine Historic District Area

2800 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd St. Augustine FL

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1.37 km from Fort Mose Historic State Park

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2700 N Ponce de Leon Blvd St. Augustine FL

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1.43 km from Fort Mose Historic State Park

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Villa 1565

137 San Marco Ave St. Augustine FL

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2.64 km from Fort Mose Historic State Park

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1111 N. Ponce De Leon Blvd St. Augustine FL

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2.86 km from Fort Mose Historic State Park

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"Room was really damp and we found a lot of black mold. There was a bad smell of sewage during the night. Not to mention a heavy freight train is passing every single hour, just outside the window, also during the night. A/c unit had also fallen out of the wall and the walls had splashes of unknown substances. This might be the worst place I’ve ever stayed. Left as early as possible following morning. "

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