The St. Augustine Evening Record reported on Sept. 14, 1930 that a bolt of lightning struck a party of five men from the Arbuthnot Lumber Mill who took refuge in old Fort Matanzas.

After the 45-mile trek from St. Augustine, Spanish soldiers captured Fort Caroline and renamed it Fort San Mateo. Sept. 29, 1565 Pedro Menendez and soldiers arrived at the inlet south of St ...

Two Spanish replica ships, ... director of the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration, ... "The city will have this majestic 16th century maritime scene out in the bay over the holidays," Ste. Claire said.

During Black History Month (Feb. 1-28), St. Augustine will be noted many times as the location of the first town in the United States established for free Blacks. And rightly so. Usually called by ...

Starting time is 7 p.m. at Fort Mose Historic State Park, 15 Fort Mose Trail, St. Augustine. For information, call 904-823-2232 or visit floridastateparks.org .

Fort Mose residents evacuated to more secure structures in St. Augustine, and the English bombarded the city for a month. In June 1740, Spanish forces that included free Blacks and Native ...

Jamestown, Va., claims to be "America's First Region," but St. Augustine, Fla., turns 450 this year, making it the U.S.'s oldest continuous European settlement, a title residents are quick to defend.

American troops finally took control of St. Augustine and East Florida from Spain on July 10, 1821. One week later, U.S. troops took West Florida.

TIMES'S Correspondence from Florida; St. Augustine, Fla. ANCIENT ST. AUGUSTINE; AN OLD CITY THAT IS FAST BECOMING NEW. FORT SAN MARCO AND ITS GLOOMY DUNGEONS AND TALES OF SPANISH CRUELTY.