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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CW0_deadly-crossfire-fuego-cruzado_St.-Augustine-FL.html
Deadly Crossfire, also, Fuego Cruzado. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. Deadly Crossfire (English). The Spanish built the star-shaped Castillo de San Marcos in the late-1600s. The star design responded to the advent of a deadly new weapo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CVZ_weapons-of-war-artilleria_St.-Augustine-FL.html
Weapons of War, also, Artillería. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. Weapons of War (English). Touring the fort, you will see three types of artillery: mortars, howitzers, and cannons. Attackers as well as defenders had access to many typ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CVY_government-house-legacy-of-authority_St.-Augustine-FL.html
Government House: Legacy of Authority. Casa Gubernamental: Legado de Autoridad. Government House: Legacy of Authority (English). Government House is a landmark in the history of our nation's government. From the 16th century, a building on this s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CVV_government-house-national-significance_St.-Augustine-FL.html
Government House: National Significance. Casa Gubernamental: Significado Nacional. Government House: National Significance (English). Government House is nationally significant as the first known Federal government restoration of a historic build…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CVU_coquina-in-these-walls_St.-Augustine-FL.html
Coquina in These Walls. Coquina en Estas Paredes. Coquina in these Walls (English). Special to the architecture of Government House and St. Augustine's defenses, churches, and residences is coquina, a rare native shell stone formed over a long pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CVT_government-house-changing-of-the-guard_St.-Augustine-FL.html
Government House: Changing of the Guard. Casa Gubernmental: Cambio de la Guardia. Government House: Changing of the Guard (English). Until 1763, the Governor's House was Spanish Florida's capitol. When Spain ceded Florida to Great Britain, the Br…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CV9_castillo-de-san-marcos_St.-Augustine-FL.html
Castillo de San Marcos. National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark American Society of Civil Engineers 1852 Castillo de San Marcos ASCE 1976. var plainText = document.getElem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CV8_it-begins-ya-comienza_St.-Augustine-FL.html
It Begins, also, Ya comienza. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. It Begins (English). After days of watching the British prepare, bursts of smoke signal their attack from Anastasia Island. The sentry in the San Carlos watchtower in front o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CV7_tidal-toilet-limpiado-por-las-mareas_St.-Augustine-FL.html
Tidal Toilet, also, Limpiado por las mareas. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. Tidal Toilet (English). This colonial restroom had a twice-daily, natural flushing system. Incoming tides filled the pit with seawater, and outgoing tides flus…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CV0_reading-the-cannon-claves-de-canones_St.-Augustine-FL.html
Reading the Cannon, also, Claves de cañones. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. Reading the Cannon (English). Every Spanish bronze cannon and mortar has its own story. Each was individually cast, so by examining the engraved lettering and…
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