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Today In History (August 28 1565)

Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 1:33 pm
by AustrianPainter
TODAY IN HISTORY
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1565: Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.

Re: Today In History (August 28 1565)

Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:47 am
by JohnUbele
Castillo de San Marcos - St. Augustine's crown jewel and the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States:

https://www.visitstaugustine.com/thing- ... san-marcos