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Spanish fort in St. Augustine (colonized by the Spanish, led by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles, in 1565). The fort itself was built in 1672 and remains under Spanish control until the English takes control Florida from 1763-1783. The US does not control Florida until 1821. While the Castillo undergoes name changes under the British and later the US, it is proclaimed a national monument in 1924 and given its original name again in 1942.
The fort now sits in a popular tourist district of "Old St. Augustine."
At the Castillo is also the Freedom Tree, near the cross walk at the traffic light across from Teepee Town.
Though there is no official version of the story, it was well known to residents involved in the movement in the 1960s. Fliers were passed around when a rally was called, saying "meet at the Freedom Tree," according to Barbara Vickers, who participated in the St. Augustine marches. The tree that is believed to be the Freedom Tree would have had more land around it because of changes to the streetscape since then.
Spanish fort in St. Augustine (colonized by the Spanish, led by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles, in 1565). The fort itself was built in 1672 and remains under Spanish control until the English takes control Florida from 1763-1783. The US does not control Florida until 1821. While the Castillo undergoes name changes under the British and later the US, it is proclaimed a national monument in 1924 and given its original name again in 1942.
The fort now sits in a popular tourist district of "Old St. Augustine."
At the Castillo is also the Freedom Tree, near the cross walk at the traffic light across from Teepee Town.
Though there is no official version of the story, it was well known to residents involved in the movement in the 1960s. Fliers were passed around when a rally was called, saying "meet at the Freedom Tree," according to Barbara Vickers, who participated in the St. Augustine marches. The tree that is believed to be the Freedom Tree would have had more land around it because of changes to the streetscape since then.
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