Baluarte de San Agustin
This bastion was named after the patron saint of the city. St. Augustine was established in 1565, 42 years before the English settled Jamestown - 55 years before the Pilgrims stepped onto Plymouth Rock. It grew from 800 people in 1565 to 3,000 in 1763, the end of the first Spanish occupation.HM Number | HMVB6 |
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Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 4:26am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17R E 469951 N 3307484 |
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Decimal Degrees | 29.89765000, -81.31123333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 53.859', W 81° 18.674' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 53' 51.54" N, 81° 18' 40.44" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 904 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 1 S Castillo Dr, St Augustine FL 32084, US |
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